{"id":133,"date":"2008-08-15T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2008-08-15T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=133"},"modified":"2008-08-14T01:33:53","modified_gmt":"2008-08-14T05:33:53","slug":"when-work-and-geek-life-collidefeaturing-the-batmobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/08\/15\/when-work-and-geek-life-collidefeaturing-the-batmobile\/","title":{"rendered":"Work and Geek Life Collide…featuring the Batmobile"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week I attended a day-long educational workshop related to my job.\u00a0 The workshop was held in one of the meeting rooms at the Tallahassee Antique Car Museum<\/a>.\u00a0 It was a pretty good workshop with interesting speakers.\u00a0 On a break, I was strolling through the museum thinking about the topics and real-world applications for use back at the office.\u00a0 Needless to say I was in total “work mode”.\u00a0 Then I rounded a corner and found myself face-to-face with a major piece of geekdom… Batmobiles!<\/p>\n

Yup!\u00a0 I said Batmobiles… as in plural.\u00a0 I’ve known for years that the museum had at least one of the Batmobiles, but I wasn’t expecting all the items I found.<\/p>\n

Here is the 1960s Batmobile from the TV series.\u00a0 There was no sign, so I can’t vouch for whether this particular car was actually featured in the TV series, or if this is a replica.\u00a0 Either way, it’s a really sweet looking car!\u00a0 It’s amazing how a 40 year old design can still look awesome.<\/p>\n

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The Batman Returns Batmobile.\u00a0 According to the placard, this is one of two Batmobiles constructed and used in the filming of “Batman Returns”.\u00a0 There is a corvette engine in this bad boy!\u00a0 And for the record, this is my favorite Batmobile.\u00a0 When I actually saw it with my own eyes, I was astounded.\u00a0 This car is REALLY big. I’d hate to have to park it.<\/p>\n

\"Batmobile<\/p>\n

Batmobile from Batman Forever.\u00a0 Again, no sign so I can’t validate whether this is original or not, however, I imagine it’s the real article.\u00a0 For the record, I don’t care for this design. It looks like a Hot Wheels car to me… hate the big fin on top.<\/p>\n

\"Batmobile<\/p>\n

The 1960’s TV Bat-Cycle…<\/p>\n

\"Batcycle<\/p>\n

…including the Robin sidecar!<\/p>\n

\"Batcycle<\/p>\n

The Batskiboat from Batman Returns!\u00a0 Neat to look at in real life.<\/p>\n

\"Batboat\"<\/p>\n

Here is the Penguin’s Yellow Duck transport from Batman Returns.<\/p>\n

\"Penguin's<\/p>\n

So after picking my jaw up off the floor, I snapped these pics for your enjoyment.\u00a0 Then I had to figure out a way to purge all my geeky giddiness and get back into “work mode”.\u00a0 Eventually I was able to focus on the workshop, but there were fleeting moments of daydreams filled with, “Atomic Batteries to Power…”<\/p>\n

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