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If the Shoe Hits

By
The Editors

On December 14, 2008, the Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his black leather dress shoes at President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad. It was one of the greatest athletic acts of the Iraq War.

1st Shoe

  • Size: 10

  • Weight: 1.5 lbs.

  • Time: 0.533 sec.

  • Distance: ~15 ft.

  • Average velocity: 28.14 ft/sec (19.19 mph)

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