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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.
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
Full BBC Article and Film Footage HERE
Reminds me a bit of 'The Sultan's Elephant and I simply cannot wait!!!
