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The Man Engine
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:08 pm
by Gob
A giant puppet of a Cornish miner has taken its first steps on a 130-mile journey.
The 10-metre (32.8ft) Man Engine will travel across the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site to mark the 10th year of its Unesco heritage status.
The puppet is the same height as a double decker bus when in "crawling" mode but more than twice that height when standing.
It was launched in Tavistock, Devon and will reach west Cornwall on 6 August.
The machine is the brainchild of Will Coleman, founder of Golden Tree Productions, and is named after a mechanism used to move miners up and down to working levels.
Man Engine in numbers
Britain's largest mechanical puppet
10m Height when standing (32.8ft)
4.5m Height when crawling (14.8ft)
40 tonnes Weight with accompanying vehicle
130 miles Distance travelled in two weeks, Tavistock to Geevor
10 Cornish Mining World Heritage Site areas visited
Re: The Man Engine
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:14 pm
by Long Run
"Because we can."
Re: The Man Engine
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:31 am
by Lord Jim
It looks pretty benign in the second photo, but in the top picture it looks like it's on an angry rampage...
Re: The Man Engine
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:40 am
by Bicycle Bill
S T E A M P U N K L I V E S O N !
Re: The Man Engine
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 12:36 am
by Gob
Re: The Man Engine
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 3:09 am
by MajGenl.Meade
Hen and I
Well, not me of course....
The Man Engine
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 4:32 am
by RayThom
That piece of art looks dangerous. It's all fun and games until someone is killed when Mr. Miner tips over right below Market Jew Street. I'm surprised they issued a permit for this stunt.
Re: The Man Engine
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 5:05 am
by Gob
MajGenl.Meade wrote:Hen and I
Well, not me of course....
It's definitely Hen and me.
Re: The Man Engine
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 5:13 am
by Gob
RayThom wrote:That piece of art looks dangerous. It's all fun and games until someone is killed when Mr. Miner tips over right below Market Jew Street. I'm surprised they issued a permit for this stunt.
This isn't the US you know!
Market Jew Street is also the main shopping parade in Penzance, it celebrates the Jewish traders who once plied their wares there. It gave rise to the Cornish expression
"getting Jew'd in Penzance," which mean being short changed or ripped off on a deal. It also has links to the Phoenician tin traders who visited the area, who were renowned for their sharp trading practices.
all utter bollocks of course, it comes from "Marghas Yow", cornish for "Thursday Market"
Re: The Man Engine
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 7:58 am
by Bicycle Bill
If it was capable of movement under its own power, why does it seem to require a team of ten or so on guide ropes for stabilization and/or direction?
-"BB"-
Re: The Man Engine
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 2:24 pm
by Crackpot
Because it's Cornish and therefore to drunk to move without support.
