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If you grew up in or anywhere close to Texas, you know a thing or two about sneaker mishaps in the heat. I personally lost a few pairs to insufferable temperatures after leaving a pair in the backseat of a car with no window tint or worse, in the truck.
But I’ve never seen a pair melt while on foot. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to Anthony Taylor, a defensive back at Allen High School in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. With temperatures reaching 106 degrees during a practice earlier this week, Taylor’s Nike Vapor Untouchable proved to be very touchable indeed – as the shoe literally withered due to the sweltering heat.
Check out this image snapped by Taylor’s trainer, Mike Harrison, who shows off this unfortunate circumstance.
Allen Eagles Football practice scorching hot????@nikefootball @_anthonytaylor_ worked so hard he melted his shoe pic.twitter.com/KZ5z1gZTtH
— mike harrison (@EgleDoc) August 10, 2015
