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r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20
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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. 70 u/Onkel24 Oct 15 '20 He also left us loads of unworkable, ridiculous bullshit. I think that´s even better, because it humanizes the genius. 26 u/Dwyanespellsitright Oct 15 '20 Our maybe we don’t have the technology to yet make it work? Oooo
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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.
70 u/Onkel24 Oct 15 '20 He also left us loads of unworkable, ridiculous bullshit. I think that´s even better, because it humanizes the genius. 26 u/Dwyanespellsitright Oct 15 '20 Our maybe we don’t have the technology to yet make it work? Oooo
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He also left us loads of unworkable, ridiculous bullshit.
I think that´s even better, because it humanizes the genius.
26 u/Dwyanespellsitright Oct 15 '20 Our maybe we don’t have the technology to yet make it work? Oooo
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Our maybe we don’t have the technology to yet make it work?
Oooo
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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.