They have ruined the sport we love. We ski for the feel-good energy we get during The Arc that comes from popping the telemark or parallel turn. Short, fat, funny-shaped skis that emerged in the 1990s stole The Arc and our precious feel-good energy. Skiing has become a pedestrian and pointless activity that we enjoy as much as "a poke in the eye with a sharp stick."
Do not despair. Long, straight, skinny skis are in the pipeline. The feel-good energy will be back soon. What do we do until they return? OldSchool recommends buying and holding
funny-shaped skis as collectibles before they disappear from skiing forever. The Edsel:
"Ugly, overpriced, overhyped, poorly made and poorly timed, the Edsel was made for only two years. In the end, the failed program cost Ford $250 million [source: Carlson]. The "car of the future" is now a cautionary tale in business classrooms, though there were actually a few winners in the case of the Edsel. That flop of a car is now a rare collector's item. Relatively few cars were built between 1958 and 1960 (when production ended), and Edsel convertible models can fetch as much as $47,000 [source: Jedlicka]."
Source:
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/why-the- ... failed.htm
