 Oh baby, oh baby, here we go. Okay, before I fire up the bandsaw, and yes, I did take four years of wood shop in high school, so we're good. I know how to use a bandsaw, and let me first run you down the Nike Vaporfly 4%, flying it, that's the orange shoe. The Nike Next% is the green shoe, okay? Now, the 4% shoe, I can't believe it. I've been yearning, I've been so curious to see what is inside the Nike Vaporfly 4% flying it for 18 months, since I bought it way back in 2018. Now, I've owned the Nike Next% for about five months. That's the green shoe. It was the next iteration of the 4% lineup called the Next%. Okay, here we go. Stats for you. The 4%, the orange shoe is a 10 millimeter drop, okay? So from heel to toe, 10 millimeter drop, 31 millimeter stack height in the heel, 21 in the forefoot. Of course, it's got that carbon fiber plate in the Zumex foam inside the midsole, so you better believe we're gonna be cutting through that carbon fiber plate. Hopefully the bandsaw can handle it. What else? It's a flying it's upper, so it's a, that's actually gonna be probably the toughest material out of the shoe to cut through is my guess. So keep an eye out for that flying it, that orange upper. How does the saw do cutting through that flying it upper? And then what else? Oh yeah, it's coming in at 6.8 ounces in men size nine and the outsole is a rubber outsole which changed quite a bit for the Next% so the Next% they actually dropped the drop from 10 millimeters down to eight millimeters. So they dropped it by two and the stack height went up quite considerably to 40 millimeters in the heel, 32 in the forefoot and they dropped the weight by 0.2 ounces. So 6.6 ounces again in men size nine. But here's what's crazy everybody is that there's 15% more Zumex foam inside the midsole of the Next%. So again, we shall see how the bandsaw cuts through that midsole foam and then I guess I'll just point out the outsole pattern on the bottom of the Next% the green shoe changed quite a bit a little more grip for those wet roads out there. Now real quick, yes, I'm giving away not one, two pairs of Nike Next% gotta stay tuned though, I will let you know how to enter your name into the drawing for the Nike Next% at the end of the video. So watch the whole thing. Okay, I think that's it. Again, four years of wood shop, roll the tape. Ever have said so in my life that Nike Vaporfly 4% flying it right there and the Nike Next% the cross sections that was insane, a little insane. The first one was kind of tough actually. Actually it might have been this one. Look at that upper, that fly net. Remember I said watch the upper as that bandsaw did, I must say, it was like cutting through butter actually. The bandsaw did great. And all right, we're gonna put that guy up there and this guy there, let's break it down. Let's analyze as best we can the functionality that Nike has put into both of these shoes. Again, the 2018 iteration, 2019 and okay real quick, let me just grab the carbon fiber plates here. That was also pretty neat trying to expose as best I could, there they are, there it is. So I didn't quite go right down the middle on both of the shoes. I just wanted to make sure I didn't lose a finger but there's the exposed carbon fiber plate on the 4% and there it is on the Next% and why am I giving away two pairs of Nike Next%? Basically everyone, I don't like to waste things and I just cut apart two really nice shoes, okay? I feel a little bad about it. Therefore, that's why I wanna buy two people out there, two fresh brand new pairs of Nike Next% but this is not going to waste. This is science, ladies and gentlemen, this is science. Now we can break this down, analyze and figure out, okay, what is going on inside the midsole of both of these shoes? All right, now let's break these down starting from the uppers right down to the outsole. First of all, I don't think I mentioned that the vapor weave, the green on top of the shoe here, that is a brand new material from Nike, very water repellent, doesn't absorb water, whereas as you can tell, look at that fly knit, much, much different material on the fly knit and it was much easier just like butter to cut through that vapor weave. It was like nothing, the bandsaw went right through it. What I noticed next is that just below the insole, the material definitely is a little more rubber, rubber based on this insole here and you can see it on your screen close up versus the material just below the insole. It's more of a fabric based in the next percent. So I noticed that immediately after cutting it open. Now moving on to the midsole, you can see immediately that there's a lot more Zumex foam wrapped around that carbon fiber plate in the next percent here on the top versus the 4% on the bottom. Now another difference that I'm noticing immediately is the carbon fiber plate in the 4%, the orange one is there's not as much Zumex foam above the carbon fiber plate compared to the next percent. And I must just say, I'll just say a little anecdote here, my Amsterdam marathon, it was quite, my feet hurt quite a bit more afterward. Now I did run quite a bit faster in the first half marathon, but who knows? Maybe the carbon fiber plates being a little closer to the insole of the shoe made a difference as to why my feet hurt quite a bit more. So that's interesting, just to see the positioning of the carbon fiber plate in that cross section. And moving on to the actual carbon fiber plate. Now I know I cut right down the middle of it, but I wanted that full cross section effect. That's why I went straight down the middle. What you're looking at right here, just that, and I'm gonna, you better believe I'm gonna save these forever, just to continue to analyze them, yes, compared to other carbon fiber plates down the road, but there they are. And I'm not too shocked at the shape of the carbon fiber plates. And even just the feel of them, like, just like feeling it. Yeah, I mean, it feels pretty plasticky. And you know what I'm saying? Is that a word? But I'm just like, and I probably will deconstruct this even more. Who knows, maybe even tomorrow, just to really feel out like, okay, how much spring is really in this thing? So anyway, there you go. There's the carbon fiber plates. And last but not least, moving on to the outsole. So I'm actually intrigued. I'm intrigued. It looks, man, actually, this is kind of crazy. To me, just looking at it, hold on, let me get another one, one second here. Just looking at it, everybody. Okay, that looks a little more compared. Anyway, the thickness of the outsole, the actual rubber under your forefoot, it looks pretty even now. Now that I'm looking at it a little closer and I'll do a little closer measurement here in a minute. Okay, there you have it, everyone. There are the remnants of the Nike Vaporfly 4% flying it and the Nike Max% such a cool day, something new on the vlog. And again, I'm saving all of this material forever. We will continue to break it down, analyze for all of you. And who knows, like other carbon fiber plates, the, you know, the carbon, the carbon rocket, the carbon X, there's other carbon fiber plates arriving onto the scene rapidly from other companies as well. And yes, the question of the day, who owns either of these shoes, the 4% or the next percent, and what is your opinion on the technological advancements that are happening in marathon racing shoes right now, even though you can use these shoes for other distances as well. But so that's the question of the day. What's your opinion on all this advancement? I hope you enjoyed that craziness, craziness. I just, it was awesome. Okay, running shoe giveaway. Here we go, Nike next percent, two pairs I'm gonna give away. Why? Because I destroyed two pairs of running shoes today and I don't like to waste. I honestly don't like to waste, but I hope that we can learn together as I continue to analyze and break down these shoes. So as this channel grows, I'm ever grateful, but I would love to be able to help more people through the running shoe giveaways. Therefore, to enter your name into the Nike next percent giveaway, I would love to see this blog go far and wide, far and wide, all over the interwebs. Okay, so you got three options to enter your name. If you do all three options, you increase your odds, but you have to do at least one. And yes, it has to do with social media and sharing this blog. Why? Because I'd love to see all these shoes given away to people in need and to see this channel continue to grow. Because I think we've got something special here in the D'Amour Global Running. As you can see back there in the banner, Seek Beauty, Work Hard and Love Each Other. Okay, three options. Here we go. Option number one, Instagram. Take a screenshot of you watching this blog and maybe take a picture of your TV, post it to your story and link to this blog. Okay, it's that simple. All right, just an Instagram story. That simple. Option two, Twitter. Everyone out there on Twitter. All you have to do is retweet the blog. I will post it and pin it to my profile on Twitter. All you have to do is hit retweet, all right? It's that simple and your name is entered. Option three, of course, Facebook. So I will post on the Facebook page down below in the description, a link to the page and then you go to the post at the top, it'll be pinned and it'll be linked again to this blog right here that you're watching right now. Go share it wherever you want, either on your profile or on another page wherever you want on Facebook and you will be entered. With that said, I think that's it. Oh, I love you all. I can't wait. Oh yeah, you've got 48 hours, 48 hours to share this vlog all over the place. So I will announce the winner on, when you're watching this on Wednesday, so it'll be Friday night. Friday night I will draw out two names from all the people that share the vlog. Amazing, oh, it's gonna be epic. I will announce all over social media you won't miss it and of course here on YouTube. Thanks for being here, thanks for watching you guys rock. All right, you better believe we're gonna toss it back to the full review of the Nike Vaporfly 4% flying it on the right and the full review of the Nike Next% on the left. Check out those blogs if you're interested in learning more about both of these shoes. Boom, seek beauty, work hard and love each other. See you tomorrow.