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From the -2guessing it was the rubber soles-+ department:
Title: Harvard boffins finally crack the mystery of squeaky sneakers
Author: Lindsay Clark
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:50:11 +0000
Link: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/harvard_boffins_squeaky_sneakers/

Are they shoe-ins for an award? Hard to say

It is a sound evocative of high school: the characteristic squeak of
sneakers on a basketball court. UK readers may, however, be familiar
with the same sound from their trainers while playing badminton.rCa
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