We went Dampfwalzen (steamrolling) around Mannheim today.

We rode the train in the rain

Nextdoor to Mannheim

We went to the Techno Museum. We started on the top floor with old stuff and worked our way down to modern stuff. I’m not going in order with my photos.

A White Stork flew by with sticks in its beak

A Wankel (rotary engine) motorcycle.

One of the museum staff teching a group of high school students how to make paper

Punchcards used to program looms were the inspiration for using punchcards to program computers. I used punch cards for my COBOL programming classes in the 70s.

One of the layouts for a poster.

Tristan and I both made posters. They are still rolled up, so I will have to photograph them later. The staff member started off showing how to make lead letters that are used in printing presses. He gave Tristan the W that he made. Then he showed us how to make black ink prints.

A lith-block for making lithographs of a kitty.

A half-track motorcycle that did great wheelies, based on the photo.

Say watts?

Speaking of wheelies, the peddling paparazo wasn’t able to do a wheelie on the watt generator bike, but he hit 759.5 wattss, maybe more. His average for 90 seconds was 450 watts.

A yellow-legged gull flew overhead while we were walking to the modern art gallery.

Little Boy Blue tuned into a golden angel

The water tower on the way to the modern art gallery

Walk like an Egyptian Goose

Pinguins filled with helium move around as visitors walk around them.

An orb that lit up and slowly swirled as people approached it.

A multimedia installment with lots of movement in the darkness and loud noises

I related to this installment

ICE, ICE Baby!

Atlas: “I’m worn out from all your photos!”