Energy

A reminder to members of City Daily Photo that the theme for October 1st is Soft. 

Here we have a toaster, broken down into component parts, consisting of numerous resources.

Various kinds of lights are seen here.

Power comes from various sources. Hydro power is represented here.

This presented the many kinds of plastics and other materials going into toys, in a chaotic arrangement.

Here we have a magnetized target fusion device.

Nuclear fission is another source of energy.

We move now into an area focusing on mining.

Contemporary and old- at top is a Canadian design, the Lunabot, winning a NASA competition for vehicle most effective at collecting mineral samples on the Moon. Below it is a very old mining car, dating to the 19th century.

Suburb

 A series of refrigerators down through time.

In the 1960s, the VW Beetle became very popular in suburbia.

More changes in time- tending your property.

These are relatively contemporary, being a decade and a half in age. They are easy bake ovens for kids.

An older dishwasher.

And an early VHS VCR.

The iMac from Apple, first generation.

And here we see the Roomba, which cleans your floors and serves as a moving throne for your cat to survey their kingdom.

A washer and dryer in one. I've only seen separate washers and dryers.

A throwback further to the past. An electric washer, but you'd still be doing half the job by hand.

The Museum has a stage area for practical demonstrations during the day. On this particular day the subject was the practical application of fire in science. The seating was filled.

Amauti

 In recent decades, it's become practically essential to carry some kind of portable device with us. It started with pagers, and progressed to the contemporary mobile phone, to the point where our coats have an interior pocket specifically made to hold them.

This is a diving helmet.

While here we have a firefighters helmet.

This is the helmet of a fighter pilot.

And here we have a helmet designed for a smoke jumper.

Displayed here is the amauti, a coat worn by the Inuit of the high Arctic. The hood is actually a baby carrier.

Items of the kitchen. This is from the 90s, and is a breakfast maker, handling your coffee, toast, and frying your eggs.

This vacuum cleaner dates from the 1950s.

Hexoskin

 Wearable technology also applies to animals- in this case dog search and rescue equipment. Dogs are essential in mountainous terrain search and rescue, and the gear here includes boots, goggles, ear mufflers, and a vest, all meant to protect the dog while they're doing their work, as well as make them more visible to their human colleagues.

The Newtsuit is a rigid deep sea diving suit, enabling divers to go deeper than scuba divers can go.

Wearable cameras, as well as ways to disguise cameras- the latter being the way of the intelligence officer.

Erica Wiebe won gold in wrestling at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Her competitive uniform and training uniform are seen here.

The training uniform includes biometric technology, monitoring heart rate and breathing, and collecting that data. The technology is called Hexoskin.

Here we have the smart parka, a new take on an old coat meant to keep your devices dry and warm through a cold Canadian winter.

And here we have a selection of watches, from the 1940s to the current day.