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How to make R2D2 heels

Mark Frauenfelder at 10:19 am Thu, Jan 31, 2013

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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a shoe stamping on R2D2 — forever.

MAKE: How-To: R2D2 Heels

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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http://www.facebook.com/postelwait Cameron Postelwait

help me obi wan kanobi, you’re my only hose.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  I’ve got a bad heeling about this.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Freethinkersanon Christopher

I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking Jar-Jar Binks heels would be infinitely more desirable.
WaferMouse

Step 1: Stop.
http://mightybob.com thatbob

Doubleplus good upvotes for your caption, Mark
http://www.facebook.com/justinbec Justin Becker

These are awful. Just awful.
Rob

I find this offensive. I wish they were tiny Jesusess… Jesuss.. Jesii…
- Rob
  
  Also those tiny droids make her ankles look huge.
megallodon

It is not excluded that in the future it will be ladies wear such shoes, the unique style of fashion
Robert Oliver

Everyone take a drink if you’re part of the BB drinking game titled, “Steampunk or R2D2?” I am, unfortunately, taking a swig at this moment….