Big Fun at London's.....

British Museum of Science

Seriously old three wheeling fun.....

British Science Museum..... London.... May 2008

Awesome Old-Time 3 wheeled prototype car.....

The British Museum of Science in London.... May 2008

Best looking thing on 3 wheels I've ever seen.....

British National Museum of Science.....

London... May 2008

Lots and lots to see at The British Museum of Science.....

London..... May 2008

A very large museum with 4 or 5 floors of exhibits......

This is the British version of our Smithsonian Air and Space Museum...

This is a huge lighthouse reflector mirror thing......

The British Nation Museum of Science......May 2008

Solar powered racing car.....

I've liked this idea since I first heard of it in the 1980's......

I have been interested in it ever since......

I am very happy to see the original prototype that started up in 1999.....

I hope to see the large version in whatever cave it ends up in......

BIG BIG MUSEUM FUN

British Museum of Science..... London, ......May 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_of_the_Long_Now

I want to build a clock that ticks once a year.....

The century hand advances once every one hundred years....

The cuckoo comes out on the Milennium......

I want the cuckoo to come out every milennium for the next ten thousand years.....

If I hurry I should finish the clock in time to see the cuckoo come out for the first time....

......."Danny Hillis"........ 1987......

This "Simulation" ride turned out to be BIG FUN.....

The British Museum of Science....London.... May 2008

There is someone I should Thank.....

Who made sure I saw London again.....

And many, more sights of Europe....

So...Great Big THANKS to YOU....

.............MOM.......

British Science Museum

London....... May 2008

They don't make em like this anymore.......

British National Museum of Science..... May 2008

Big-Time, Old-Time Luxury Ocean Cruise Liner.....

ww1 style....

That would be a real site to see full size.....

The British Museum of Science......

London.... May 2008

These are models of specific old and historic ships......

Accurate to the details of the individual markings etc......

Very nicely restored piece of craftsmanship......

Likely from the front of some beautiful English ship.....

The British Museum of Science.... London.... May 2008

Each one of these ships existed and are somewhat famous .......

What a beautiful ship this would be to see out on the sea....

You have to picture this thing full size......

Sailing off the Spanish Mainland (East Atlantic).....

With that many guns , it would have been huge......

Capable of fending off pirate attacks......

Made for transporting Royal Gold & Goods......

Springtime in Wauna

The British National

Museum of Science...

Westminster, London

The British National Museum of Science......

Westminster, London.... May 2008

Yes...... I know .......I want one too.......

BUT....... don't be fooled......this is not a old classic bike.....

This is a brand new model......with the Horsepower of (2) V8's.

The fasted street bike on the planet.......

Yes......I know........I want one too......

The British National Museum of Science......May 2008

Yeah......That Cyrano Bergerac was a crazy old Frenchman.....

Fleet street is the 2nd most famous street in London.....

I don't drink or smoke.....or many other such things.....

So I found St. Pauls Catherdal, The Halls of Justice , and Temple Church, on my visit to Fleet Street....

Yes......This museum does seem to know what I like.......

My first copy of a great Jules Verne adventure was a old library book that looked almost this old...

Difference Engine/Automatic Calculator/Original Computer.....

Depends what end of time your on when your looking at this.....

Some great Mechanical Engineering in any time zone.....

A mechanical computer.....

When beads and strings just aren't enough......

British National Museum of Science...... May 2008

The British International Museum of Science.....

London 2008

This was a huge LUNAR LANDER exhibit......

Surrounded by awesome Cosmos exhibits......

Now here's something that speaks right at me.......

This is a GOOD museum.....

BIG SCIENCE MUSEUM FUN......

Considering it's age......And it's engineering.......

This may be one of the best I've ever seen......

A big surprise......

Where the 1800's locomotives where born from......

Roberts Lathe, 1816.....

The British National Museum of Science...... May 2008

A amazing piece of engineering for the early 1800's......

A very nice Old-Timer......at least to most people.....

I probably see it a little differently.......

This is basically a WW1 or WW2 shipyard representation...

These places were everything during a war.......

Uncountable ways to lose a finger or hand around here.....