Aother lecture at the Chemistry Society, this time with the intriguing title "A Bridge to your Sole". Actually, it was about shoes, and how an architect has applied the load-bearing principles of architecture and building to designing shoes which correctly align the body's weigh, even when wearing high heels.
The shoes were plastic, and cost a couple of hundred pounds; they looked decidedly odd, but according to a young woman in the audience, were incredibly comfortable, and evenafter fifteen months constant use, the hard-wearing plastic in the heels hadn't started to wear down.
I don't think I would be tempted to buy them - they are definitely aimed at the younger market - but at the same time it was interesting how he approach the problem of designing shoes that would evening distribute the wearer's weight on the feet.
It was also an evening that was slightly different; instead of tea or coffee after the lecture, there were cocktails. I don't know what was in my glass, but it was certainly very nice, and not too alcoholic.
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