The Craziest Weapons Of War Leonardo Da Vinci Ever Invented

As the original Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci did it all; the polymath was interested in everything from art to science to writing. The famous Renaissance artist's paintings, sculptures, and architectural achievements are as stunning as his intellectual contributions to history, anatomy, and mathematics.

One of the areas where Leonardo truly excelled was inventing. While observing the world around him, Leonardo took copious notes and made sketches detailing his surroundings. In the process, he came up with practical and impractical mechanisms alike, many designed to be used as tools of destruction.

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[knighthawk]

The Assassin's creed games where you get a chance to drive Leonardo's tank, gun boat, glider and other war machines is some of the most iconic video game moments of all time.

[dinos]

One of the smartest human beings that ever lived multi-talented on so many levels

[jacktribble]

Everything I have ever learned about Leo leads me to believe that his sketches were more Mnemonic devices than actual plans for a prototype. He was one brilliant sumbeach, but he was always distracted. A trait common to most folk of that mental set. The sketches were a way to remember potentially valuable concepts that he knew he would lose track of later.

[ingGS]

The idea that Leonardo left details out on purpose is not far-fetched. He wrote many things in code; other manuscripts were backwards and could only be read in a mirror. Others were just schematics with symbols and arrows with no wording at all. Many academics argue he did this deliberately.

[Cateyez]

If he was alive today and saw all his inventions I can hear him say “You’re doing it wrong.”

[MCHN_MN_]

a lot of people may not know this about him but in his younger years he also helped Ezio Auditore da Firenze on his quest to avenge the death of his father and brothers

[diel]

The one thing that still blows my mind is Leonardo's city map of Imola that was so accurate and modern that it took us hundreds of years to actually see how accurate it is.

[ericmakaveli]

Leonardo from Vinci was extremely before his time. Thank you for always uploading amazing, intricately detailed videos Weird History! I'll forever be a fan and continue to watch all of your hard work! 😃😃

[YoungGandalf]

Imagine what he would come up with if he was alive today.

[ryanr]

So, de Vinci was basically a renaissance Tony stark. He even had a semi iron man suit at the end of the video lol

[y_fam_goeglyd]

Any number of his weapons have been said to be deliberately obtuse. Some historians say that he was a pacifist but he needed a patron. As his patron was warlike, showing him the most military ideas was going to keep his boss happy. He was more interested in great civilian engineering projects, like the bridges, though he did show how to divert a river for the benefit of a city under siege.

A few of his designs have been made, including the hang-glider, parachute and tank. Each had to be modified slightly (iirc the direction of some of the gearing for the tank), but the modern engineers who built them saw the problems and they reckoned that he would have quickly worked out what was wrong and fixed it. Based on the principle that today's engineers fix their initial drafts, it would be unfair to call his first (and often only) design "unchangeable" and not remain his invention if they intervened.

He was truly a man of at least 4-500 years ahead of his time.

[emerald_eyes]

He also suggested a usage of mirrors on top of castles in order to reflect beams of sunlight to either blind the soldiers, or set their ships on fire.

[anastasiabeaverhausen]

Thank you for the consistent quality content that you provide! You’re one of my favorite channels on YT.

[ArcherSuh]

Question: What was up with the other Leonardos that were from Vinci at the time? Did they go by their full names to avoid confusion and probable disappointment with exchanges like, "I'm Leonardo da Vinci." "[gasp] Really?!" "No, not that one." "Oh..."?
Just wondering.

[kali]

This guys voice is so recognizable and unique, I could have sworn he was the voice for something I have watched on TV before.

[s.m.mannix]

Robot soldiers like that would be a good way to make a castle look strongly guarded while using actual soldiers elsewhere.

[mbern]

The large crossbow seems like a silly invention when you consider that ballistas had been used as far back as Roman times and are essentially large crossbows.

[Dhaliepink]

I love these videos so much. To everyone involved, you do such a great job combining education and humor. Really thank you so much!!!

[taptapuyo]

A man with a wide array of talents, this guy also managed to win an Oscar! 👏 👏

[dvdv]

My wife said I make love like a painter.

"What, like Da Vinci?" I said. "Smooth strokes, attention to detail, resulting in masterpiece?"

- "No", she said. "Like a council painter. You rush the job, leave mess everywhere and I end up having to finish it myself."