Gravity Lean facts
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In order to perform the anti-gravity dance move from “Smooth Criminal” live, Michael Jackson and designers developed and patented a special shoe that locks the performer's feet to the stage, allowing them to lean forward at 45 degrees.
Michael Jackson's "anti-gravity" lean from Smooth Criminal was performed using a hitching mechanism, co-patented by Michael Jackson, built into the stage floor and performers' shoes.
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Although Galileo is often said to have refuted Aristotle's erroneous theory of gravity, by dropping objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, one of the earliest experimental refutations was described a millennium earlier, by John Philoponus.
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The gravity-defying lean in Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" video was executed using specially constructed shoes that contained cut-outs in the heels which latched onto retractable pegs in the floor. The shoe design was patented in 1992.
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In 1993 Michael Jackson patented a shoe to perform his "anti gravity lean" dance move as seen in Smooth Criminal.
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Michael Jackson and his dancers were able to do the "anti-gravity lean" by hooking their shoes onto pegs during the performances.
