The world's biggest cuckoo clock in Triberg, Germany

The World Biggest Cuckoo Clock is located in its own house in Triberg, Germany. The construction of the clock was based on 100 year old cuckoo clock, but at a scale of 60 to 1! The cuckoo bird itself measures nearly 14 feet long, and weights an incredible 330 pounds.

Here is a short presentation about the clock and its construction presented by an animatronic clock-seller:

Here is a video of the cuckoo emerging. Clearly the bird isn't entirely traditional and possesses its own animatronic components. As grand as this is, I would have preferred a simple, traditional cuckoo bird.

Here is where you can learn more about the world's biggest cuckoo clock.

[ Thanks Falk! ]

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The Musée Mécanique - making people smile one coin at a time

Here is a wonderfully produced video profile of the Musée Mécanique -- one of the world's largest privately owned collections of mechanically operated musical instruments and antique arcade machines. Located in San Fransciso at Pier 45 at of Fisherman's Wharf, the Musée features every imaginable kind of mechanical amusement from turn-of-the-century hand-cranked music boxes to modern video arcade games.

Learn more about The Musee Mechanique on their web site.

[ Thanks Aaron! ]

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