It is thought that the shape and tread pattern of the KabonFootprint was instrumental in helping the Kabon safely land on Earth at high velocity and a probable steep descent with a heavy impact on landing.

Ever since the initial revelation of the discovery and theories behind the mystery of the Kabon, sports scientists have been intrigued by the unique nature of the KabonFootprint and have been testing rubber copies as the basis for the soles of Track and Field Shoes for use in the Bejing Olympics.

In tests the shoes with the KabonFootprint tread pattern outperformed the top of the range Nike sports shoes. 0.1s improvement was noted in the 100m sprint and an amazing extra 10cm was achieved in the long jump. The testing was done using state of the art robots that exactly copy the movements of the current world record holders.

Also, Speedo are thought to be in discussions with officials as to the possibility of using a flesh-like version of the KabonFootprint to fix to the feet of swimmers for extra propulsion in exchange for the removal of full body suit swimwear. So the swimmer can choose to be more stream-lined in the water or have more propulsive force.

So keep your eyes on the feet of athletes and swimmers in the Olympic Games to check for these new innovations.