Remember Back to the Future II, the 1989 film that saw Marty McFly launched into the year 2015? For the most part, the ‘2015’ depicted in the movie was a Jetsons-esque, far-fetched prediction. Short of some technological miracles in the next two years, we’re not going to see 3D movie holograms in the street, hover boards, flying cars or, unfortunately, female US presidents.

Now, however, one of the coolest predictions in the movie has just become a reality. Nike announced that their Nike Mags, the self-lacing shoes that Doc Brown gives to Marty, are real.

The Movie:



And shit just got very real:



So real in fact that they’re being auctioned off as we speak. 1500 pairs of the Mags will be auctioned off over 10 days. I can guarantee you that every pair will sell and will sell big.



It’s still not clear how well (or even whether or not) they will lace themselves. Regardless, they feature light up Nike logos on the hi-top straps, a status light on the upper’s outer heel and lights along the outer edge of the sole.

The shoes have a positive message that I think a lot of the press has glossed over. They’re being auctioned in support of the Michael J Fox Foundation, which, according to Wikipedia, “was created to help advance every promising research path to curing Parkinson's disease, through embryonic stem cell studies.” Cool! You may or may not realise, but Fox himself has Parkinson's disease. Not cool.

UPDATE 1:
1. The shoes don't self-lace :[
2. They're rechargeable and hold a 5 hour charge
3. The auction will start soon here: nikemag.ebay.com

UPDATE 2:
McFly spruiks the Mags on Letterman

I should note that one other prediction in the movie has already come true and that’s the Xbox Kinect. There’s a scene where McFly (I love saying that name) demonstrates a 30-year-old Nintendo arcade shooter called Wild Gunman to a couple kids, who respond, “You mean, you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy!” Fucking little shits. Makes me wanna drop lines like, “BACK IN MY DAY!...”



Oh, BY THE WAY, one of said little shits is none other than Elijah-FREAKOUT-Wood. Total mind fuck. This is probably the best way to verify my statement—check it: