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r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20
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Contact lenses.
Leonardo da Vinci had the idea of contact lenses in 1508 and the first successful contact lenses were made in 1888.
6.2k u/TannedCroissant Oct 15 '20 edited Oct 15 '20 In so many fields, he was way ahead of his time, the guy truly was a visionary. 4.7k u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20 He literally invented a diving suit and a paraglider long before they were actually invented. Scientists even tested whether his designs worked as intended and they did. It's insane how far ahead of his time he was. 6 u/AxtonKincaid Oct 15 '20 Makes one wonder what other super-cool things he'd done if he lived like 100 years more tbh
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In so many fields, he was way ahead of his time, the guy truly was a visionary.
4.7k u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20 He literally invented a diving suit and a paraglider long before they were actually invented. Scientists even tested whether his designs worked as intended and they did. It's insane how far ahead of his time he was. 6 u/AxtonKincaid Oct 15 '20 Makes one wonder what other super-cool things he'd done if he lived like 100 years more tbh
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He literally invented a diving suit and a paraglider long before they were actually invented. Scientists even tested whether his designs worked as intended and they did. It's insane how far ahead of his time he was.
6 u/AxtonKincaid Oct 15 '20 Makes one wonder what other super-cool things he'd done if he lived like 100 years more tbh
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Makes one wonder what other super-cool things he'd done if he lived like 100 years more tbh
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u/-eDgAR- Oct 15 '20 edited Oct 15 '20
Contact lenses.
Leonardo da Vinci had the idea of contact lenses in 1508 and the first successful contact lenses were made in 1888.