I've just been so captivated by the incredibly well organised mission to rid the city of stray plant matter in the past month. As far as I can see, the efforts of the leaf squad have been incredibly successful, although I have noticed one or two mottled stragglers blowing down Berlin's leafless strasses in the past week, late droppers I suppose. Anyway, I'd like to shed some light on a couple of the many leaf removing processes that I witnessed. Or at least the ones I photographed. Alas I didn't get any photos of the incredible Zeppelin Leaf Hoover as it hung awesomely over the metropolis.
The Spaceman method:
Futuristic back-mounted blowing device that also doubles as a jetpack in order to reach those annoying high up danglers.
(Non-Germans will greatly enjoy the Hasselhof poster)
The Hoover monster:
Orange truck pulls a trailer carrying a large robot (out of shot) possessing lengthy octopusesque arms that slither about on the street. Orange overall bedecked human drones busily brush stray leaves (and kittens) into wide funnels at the end of each arm. Terrifying.
Humour:
Part of a huge campaign to liven up the image of Berlin's street cleaning company, BSR. Occasionally quite funny in German, but this attempt at joking in English left me feeling confused and disoriented.
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Hasselhof!
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