Now I can see how these could be useful...

I saw these online...Funslides Carpet Skates..apparently you just strap them over your shoes and you can skate around on CARPET! At $15.99 a pair I could defnitely use these to chase after my kids!

http://www.x-tremegeek.com/templates/searchdetail.asp?productID=14371&siteID=zgmC70XXLTQ-2ze0z923pFGNLxWAZz1DSQ