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The Müpa Budapest Sound Machine, the world’s largest music box

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Music box + hamster wheel + Hungary = the Harry Potter Theme Song (Hedwig’s Theme), The Nutcracker, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, and three other songs.

Powered by walking and perfected with hand-punched holes in 8.5m (27.9ft) long strips of PVC, the Müpa Budapest Sound Machine was a temporary installation in Budapest’s Allee Shopping Mall, a celebration of the Müpa Concert Hall’s 2015 season. Able to play 30 notes, the contraption may also be one of the largest music boxes ever built.

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This promo by Saatchi Hungary is shared above, a replacement of the original video, now removed from YouTube. And here’s a behind the scenes build video from Müpa Budapest:


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via @hrtlym & @cliveforgets.

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