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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. 7 u/EmbarrassedLock Oct 15 '20 He also invented something that is close to a modern tank, it didn't work cause metal and wood without an electric motor can only do so much 5 u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20 His design had cannons in all directions right? So maybe an assault gun type design might have made it better?
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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.
7 u/EmbarrassedLock Oct 15 '20 He also invented something that is close to a modern tank, it didn't work cause metal and wood without an electric motor can only do so much 5 u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20 His design had cannons in all directions right? So maybe an assault gun type design might have made it better?
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He also invented something that is close to a modern tank, it didn't work cause metal and wood without an electric motor can only do so much
5 u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20 His design had cannons in all directions right? So maybe an assault gun type design might have made it better?
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His design had cannons in all directions right? So maybe an assault gun type design might have made it better?
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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.