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Rim-Killers
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  • Nemorino
  • By Nemorino on August 6, 2006
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  • 1. Rim-Killers at Europaplatz - Karlsruhe
    1. Rim-Killers at Europaplatz
    by Nemorino, 2 more photos
    There are numerous bicycle stands in Karlsruhe, but if you look at them more closely you will find that most of them are the notorious Felgenkiller or Rim-Killers, so called because they only hold your bike by the front wheel, so if it happens to fall or be pushed over the front wheel could be bent out of shape.

    Another disadvantage is that you can lock only the front wheel onto the stand, but not the frame of the bicycle, so if you are really unlucky you might come back to find the front wheel still there, but the rest of the bike gone.

    Second photo: Looking up the Karlstraße.

    Third photo: Rim-Killers at Karlsruhe Main Station.

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    Beware of the trams!
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  • yumyum
  • By yumyum on December 2, 2007
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  • Kaiserstrasse - Karlsruhe
    Kaiserstrasse
    by yumyum
    The Kaiserstrasse is the main shopping drag in Karlsruhe. It's for pedestrians only apart from the trams. Since a lot of tram lines concentrate on this street the tram traffic can be very busy. So be careful if you are not from a "tram" city!

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    Trams in pedestrian area
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  • By Bernd_L on October 11, 2004
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  • Trams in the pedestrian area - Karlsruhe
    Trams in the pedestrian area
    by Bernd_L
    Karlsruhe's Kaiserstrasse is a pedestrian area. But most of the trams are passing there as well. And due to the success of Karlsruhe's public transportation system the tram frequency is enormous (during rush hours about 100 trams per hour).

    A tunnel under Kaiserstrasse is projected. But it will take some time until we have a real pedestrian area.

    So be careful when walking along this shopping street.

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    GRAFFITI IS RUDE, IT SUCKS & ITS NOT FOREVER
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  • DAO
  • Updated By DAO on June 10, 2008
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  • JUST PLAIN RUDE - Karlsruhe
    JUST PLAIN RUDE
    by DAO, 4 more photos
    Yes, Graffiti is rude (picture 1), it sucks (pic 2) and its not for Ever (pic 3). Its not big and its not clever either. Karlsruhe is a beautiful city with parks, statues, walking paths and shocking idiots that should be beaten harshly. They think they are ‘street artists’ on the cutting edge. I say they look like clowns (pic 4) and that it’s not sexy (pic 5). These are also not cries for help, they are criminal damage to neighbourhoods. I know the morons who painted this rubbish will not read this because they don’t read – or have respect for others. I have 2 words for these ‘taggers’


    PRISON WORKS.

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    GRAPHIC AND SHOCKING ART
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  • DAO
  • Updated By DAO on June 3, 2008
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  • Look away now if you are easily shocked. This massive steel erection depicting 2 wild animals doing something both natural and wild is shocking. Not only is this in a place where children can see it. Its in front of a museum that encourages kids to visit! I tried to cover it up, but the statue is just too big. I hate to think what lurks inside as a ‘display’.

    Location: Nature Museum, Erbprinzenstraße 13

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  • Phone: (0721) 175 – 21 11
  • Website: http://www.smnk.de/
  • Other Contact: museum@naturkundeka-bw.de
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    BICYCLISTS
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  • DAO
  • Updated By DAO on June 3, 2008
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  • People on bicycles are like huge locusts brining danger to all involved. Why does this happen? It’s all the way they read the street signs. They read them differently from you and I – the pedestrians. And that’s how it all goes wrong. I have set out below how you read them and how THEY read them.

    Picture 1
    You read: Women and children are safe on the right
    They read: Move over – you are not safe here!


    Picture 2
    You read: Women and children have priority over bikes
    They read: Women and children will be run over by bikes!


    Picture 3
    You read: Women and children are safe here – free of bikes
    They read: No women and children – area free to bikes!


    Picture 4
    You read: Bikes coming both ways
    They read: Nowhere is safe from these kamikazes!

    Picture 5
    You read: No bikes or cars allowed
    They read: If cars aren’t even safe from us – you aren’t either! Who you looking at?

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    THE SCARIEST DENTIST IN GERMANY
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  • DAO
  • Updated By DAO on June 3, 2008
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  • Some people are scared of dentists. This dentist has decided to give all the local people and unwary visitors nightmares for life. Right in the middle of the street this guy has mounted a huge extracted tooth like some sick trophy where anyone worried about going will have another huge reason to keep not going. This is like a barber displaying a bloody ear. And its not a small front tooth. No. This is a big tooth in the back of your mouth with huge deep roots that is going to hurt more than visiting in-laws or getting your taxes audited. OUCH!

    Located on Sophienstrasse – I just don’t want anyone already scared about denistry to find this unexpectedly.

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    DOG S**T
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  • DAO
  • Updated By DAO on June 2, 2008
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  • There are actually signs here explaining that dogs should not S**t anywhere. OK, there are a few problems with these signs. Let’s start with the fact that the dog has to perform this activity and he/she is often not in control of their own destiny. They cannot get the door open themselves. Secondly – dogs cannot actually read and they only see in black and white. Bright red signs are not useful for them. What they need is a picture of a Policeman either fining or shooting irresponsible dog owners and a written warning. The dogs won’t get that either, but someone with the capability to buy and keep plastic bags on them can.

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    SHOES ARE DANGEROUS FOR WOMEN
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  • Updated By DAO on June 4, 2008
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  • DANGEROUS - Karlsruhe
    DANGEROUS
    by DAO, 4 more photos
    LADIES! SHOES ARE DANGEROUS! Us Men have been trying to tell you for years not to buy so many. Now here is proof why you should not do it. The local authorities here in Karlsruhe have captured local shoes and placed them on display and put up prominent signs spelling out the DANGER of SHOES. They cause back problems and cost you (or more importantly someone else) way too much money. One pair of flat sensible shoes are all you safely need. Please do not mistake this exhibit and prison of dangerous shoes as a shop. Don’t see any prices do you?

    YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

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    KSC
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  • Madschick
  • By Madschick on September 21, 2003
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  • KSC - Wacker Burghausen 0:0 - Karlsruhe
    KSC - Wacker Burghausen 0:0
    by Madschick
    KSC stands for Karlsruhe Sport Club and this is the Karlsruhe soccer club. It used to be a very well known and a very good soccer team - but now........

    I just came back from a match (they play in the second division this season), but what they called soccer was in reality some bad bad bad ............ oh, I don't even know how to describe it!

    So my warning to you is:

    Don't waste any money on this team until they finally learn to play some decent soccer!!!

    How you can tell?

    Check my page and when you find the KSC in the "sports activities", it might be safe to go see one of their matches....

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