The Craziest Weapons Of War Leonardo Da Vinci Ever Invented

[@knighthawk882]

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.

[@lilmosca4607]

Never heard of it so I guess it ain’t that iconic loser 😂

[@musiclover8700]

@@lilmosca4607 you’ve never heard of assassins creed? Where is the rock you’ve been living under located?

[@DanielK1213th]

I guess video games can be educational

[@SammyxSweetheart.02]

@@musiclover8700 silenced him

[@Nozylatten]

@@lilmosca4607 "lil" lmfao

[@dinos6231]

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

[@mikeblaze7424]

So far ahead of his time

[@alicerivierre]

Einstein: Hold my beer!

[@claraht.6999]

Because GOD Made him.

[@coloneljackmustard]

Had an estimated I.Q. of 220.

[@Nicholas_Foong69]

@@claraht.6999 Yes, i made him

[@jacktribble5253]

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.

[@bogortbugenhagen1483]

Sumbitch

[@Craigelz]

Leonardo, Archimedes and Nikola Tesla... all individuals who inspired many a vision in my mind. Devices of destruction are innately a part of our species. I am thankful for the caution Robert Oppenheimer gave; it chilled me to the bone and spoke of consequences unforeseen.

[@sssreggiN]

@@Craigelz you are not smart craig

[@sssreggiN]

@@Craigelz you read that craig youre conceited

[@WhatIsayIsStupid]

Ur wrong wen u say most folks n Leonardo in the same paragraph

[@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.

[@leighfoulkes7297]

Lol, he was left-handed and many left handers write backwards because it is easier for them (you don't smug the ink). I think it is possible easier for left-handed people read right to left was well.

[@Sierralovescharles]

@Brandon King that cap shit is so stupid, makes my brain cringe

[@brettpettinger9200]

@@leighfoulkes7297 What in the world are you smoking? I'm left handed. I can possibly see the not smudging ink argument. But the idea of it being easier for someone to read backwards has nothing to do with being left handed. They call that dyslexia.

[@E4AVGuap]

@@brettpettinger9200 I'm left handed as well, but I think he means right to left as in how manga in English is written. I may be wrong though I don't know what he means as I'm not him lol.

[@Bridge998]

Probably because of the time and people could read the same thing. So he did not want military stuff to be copied… maybe he Started coding Things first …

[@Cateyez380]

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

[@cpt8424]

He would get swept under the rug as a pseudoscientist by mainstream media, and canceled. The media in his time was the catholic church.

[@christaylor6654]

He would probably get kicked off social media for wrong think

[@whitescalp420]

Um, that's suppose to go in the butt - Da Vinci (probably)

[@dabrickinmypants]

No you cant

[@alicerivierre]

Indeed.....

[@M4CH1N3_M4N_]

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

[@venom_ftw9316]

Legend

[@TheZinger14]

I’m so pleased to see this comment. Siempre Ezio!!

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

@@TheZinger14 there's another just above this comment as well

[@moonraybee4572]

They were great friends too

[@diel6755]

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.

[@ericmakaveli9433]

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! 😃😃

[@YoungGandalf2325]

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

[@dvdv8197]

Probably Instagram or TikTok. 🤷‍♀️

[@chromicapop4595]

He would get contracts from Pentagon and US military fr

[@jennifervoelkel5939]

Tony Stark has it covered.

[@kentajin7860]

@@chromicapop4595 and he would've been a millionaire because of this!

[@carloroca1531]

They say he had A.D.D. imagine what he could do with Adderall 😆

[@ryanr3071]

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

[@notreubensandwich]

Tony Starck won't even lace DaVinci's boots if he were alive today. Da Vinci's arguably the most gifted person in the history with his only real competition being Einstein or Newton

[@ArcherSuh4721]

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.

[@kali6651]

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

[@artemiskingsley]

His voice reminded me of Stephen Colbert

[@scott_thomasx]

You easily could hear this voice in Modern Marvels on the history channel back in the day. It’s very similar in the best way

[@alicerivierre]

I know, I love the narrator too!

[@glennso47]

@@alicerivierre The voice reminds me of Fred Olson and the boys!

[@glennso47]

Vehicular Notions!

[@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.

[@Bones09990]

If anyone has an interest in Leonardo Da Vinci, there is a show called “Da Vinci’s Demons.” It is not 100% historically accurate (at all) but it’s an amazing show. It shows the madness of being a genius as well.

[@Bridge998]

No madness is needed to be a genius.

[@Bones09990]

@Vini Yellow possibly, not confirmed

[@kentajin7860]

@Vini Yellow he was arrested by fake allegations being gay, and by now everyone thinks he was a gay! Back then only Men were educated, that's the reason he spent most of his life with Men!

[@jewelmathews1408]

I love that show. The 1st season was the best

[@anastasiabeaverhausen516]

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

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@taptapuyo2714]

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

[@Autisticles]

Lol

[@tejas4567]

Oscar lmao

[@Fleshi_Guy615]

he's on top of the world

[@dvdv8197]

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."

[@gram.]

Gah, you deserve better. I, for one, appreciate your rough tearing up and smashing leaving a mess 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@dvdv8197]

@@gram. Cheers, but it's basically the story of my life. God once said "come forth and I will grant you eternal life." But I came fifth and just got a toaster. 🤷‍♀️😔

[@martenroelofthoma2868]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@s.m.mannix8582]

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

[@natetendencia]

Ah, yes. The tank. Ezio: Leonard expects me to maneuver this? No instructions. Of course. 😉

[@ryanmalcolm4983]

I was looking for a comment like this bravo lol

[@mbern4530]

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.

[@NixonMayHaveBeenOnToSomething]

It was an idea... It was never created silly

[@yggdrasil4986]

Ballistas used electricity though, Da Vinci’s crossbow only used 100% climate friendly wind power.’

[@grubelolo8447]

@@yggdrasil4986 what

[@Joedirt3349]

@uggdrasil green before green was a thing

[@alfiemcfarland2932]

@@yggdrasil4986 No, they used torsion. Tightly wound rope on either side of the bow.

[@mr_6254]

This videos are exactly what I need in the morning ☕️

[@kentajin7860]

A beautiful video to watch to start the day!

[@alicerivierre]

Good God, was there something da Vinci didn't invent? What a guy!

[@5809AUJG]

Leonardo's notebooks are fascinating, beautiful..and tremendous fun. I keep two great editions of them in my studio, just for the pure joy of it. He had a great sense of humor, and there are a number of his own jokes in the notebooks. One talks about an artist and craftsman, a handsome fellow with a beautiful wife...who produced, well, less than attractive children. When people asked him why his children, coming from such a handsome couple, were so unattractive, the gentleman responded with "I cannot be held responsible for work I am forced to do in the dark!"

[@msjsq1966]

One of the best channels on the tube!! So fun!!!

[@waffles4322]

DaVinci is a scientist from the future. He helped develop time travel but only succeeded in going backwards.

[@The7Reaper]

A man ahead of his time

[@btetschner]

A+ video! What a fascinating live he must have lead, he is such a visionary!

[@radstorm]

Leonardo..the original multitasker 😊 Amazing how his concepts, and perhaps some of those from Jules Verne are now part of modern realities. Hey wait.. how about a video about Jules Verne, Weird History guy? 😊

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Leonardo was really busy with his life

[@zoso1up]

AC 2 While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. -Leonardo Da Vinci - Author: Oliver Bowden

[@Cluefan]

He also crafted hidden wrist blades for Ezio Auditore

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

He actually didn't have an interest in war, he had to in order to please his patrons for his other studies. He actually included mistakes in his plans so they couldn't be stolen

[@lenlen1273]

Never tired of your voice and video upload❤thank you

[@akramgimmini8165]

Truly ahead of his Time

[@rc59191]

I remember that from the show Davincis Demons more people should check that show it was amazing we need one more season.

[@mikeblaze7424]

That show was really good

[@kentajin7860]

I'll try to give this series a try! I hope I won't disappoint, i have watched Leonardo Series which was made in 2021! Would love to try this series too!

[@oneshotme]

He had a very busy and full life Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@biaotoch]

every thing he did has just incredible

[@borisjohnsonslostcomb7457]

I took a page out of Da Vinci's book in High school during a standardized test. I don't believe in those tests and it didn't affect my grade so I wrote the entire essay portion backwards but in a mirror you could read it perfectly fine. I actually did the essay correct and thoughtful, just backwards hahaha, I thought it was great, the teachers weren't impressed with my 0 lol, I was and even told em if they held it to a mirror is was easily understood and told em exactly what I did

[@NewMessage]

Damn good with a couple katanas, too, I hear.

[@daviedood2503]

10:00 pyramid parachute. A guy actually built one per his instructions. At first it didn't work right, it kept tilting to one side. The guy discovered that if he opened the TOP of the pyramid slightly, it allowed a little of the air to pass under the fabric, escape out the top and keep it level. The size of the pyramid and it be a good size and the top hole had to be tested so that too much air couldn't come out rendering it useless. Very awesome stuff. I want to draw and sketch the same way devinci did. I like his effect and style of sketching

[@Experiment53.]

Loved him in once upon a time in Hollywood

[@unguelootay8589]

Love this dude's humorous takes on history

[@kevinavila7551]

This channel and nutty history are literally the same. Both are great channels

[@matthewexline6589]

I think the big takeaway is that this is a really smart guy who doodled in his notebook a lot and so a bunch of historians grabbed onto those doodles and blew them quite a ways out of proportion simply because he was a brilliant and well-known man. In a lot of ways, he "invented" most of these "inventions" in the same way that I as a 5-year-old invented Jurassic Park by drawing dinosaurs in a sketchpad. Yes, the guy was a genius. Yes, he invented weapons. But he also doodled. Smart people doodle. Not everything taken out of his personal journal after he died should be interpreted as a sophisticated plan to build a flying saucer with the special details specifically omitted.

[@borisjohnsonslostcomb7457]

I doodle.......I am half retarded..I can say that because I am one 😜. But yes doodling, writing daily notes, just writing things down is a sign of intelligence and throughout history we see this in our most influential people

[@echoisaway]

@@borisjohnsonslostcomb7457 Autistic lass here, can confirm that my notebooks are full of doodles and random sentences that must've made sense at the time but don't anymore. Chalk it up to my intellect 😆

[@SarahSkinnyJeans]

I agree with this sentiment lol. Granted he was actually also truly an inventor with some pretty solid technical knowledge and skills. Like the video me tioned he built bridges or designed them rather as his civilian job. And doing that alone requires a lot of planning and forethought with how weight will be distributed and stuff. But yeah I felt the same way lol, like he just had some farfetched ideas and doodled them out. I don't think he left shit out on purpose and I don't think he was some dude leaving behind codes intentionally. He was distractible and he had a lot of ideas. Even the stuff only legible in a mirror could have just been him practicing writing backwards or him looking in A mirror while writing a random tidbit just because it was convenient. I have a similar way of recording my thoughts and there's no rhyme or reason with some of the pages in my notebooks yeknow

[@matthewexline6589]

@@SarahSkinnyJeans Damn, girl! If you're sexy and you know it, clap your hands! (*clap! clap!*) ;-)

[@SarahSkinnyJeans]

@@matthewexline6589 lol random but thank you

[@fransv912]

Weird History please do a video on the 1936 Olympics

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@honorladone8682]

Thank you God for his blessings... WOW what a mind !!!

[@jameslc4995]

Literally one of my favorite top five channels on KZbin.

[@kentajin7860]

How about the other four? Can you name it? Highly appreciated!

[@pepperspray7386]

reminds me of kids in school drawing tanks, except someone finds them and takes them seriously.

[@kenneth9874]

Except that no one had ever heard of such a thing at the time, it's the concept that's amazing

[@billfairbanks9588]

His drawings probably didn't have all the machinations that it needed to because they were just drawings and things he was imagining he didn't really know how they would work because they were never really meant to be.

[@lexigrimhaive]

It's important to note that the reason Leonardo was called "da Vinci", instead of his father's actual surname: he was illegitimate.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

No, because at the time your birthplace was used as a surname. His father was Piero, Piero DA VINCI

[@skyden24195]

Which Leonardo invention was the wildest? The one he drew up, looked at it for a moment, then crumpled up while saying, "Na, that will never work."

[@MichaellaSapphire]

This makes me miss the series 'Da Vinci's Demons' so much ☹️

[@chromicapop4595]

Leonardo was MIT level genius omg😏

[@lisamcgrath9314]

Incredible work

[@michaeldunwoody3629]

Love the humor!👍👍

[@kepspark3362]

I love the kind of music you used in the video. Where can I find the list?

[@kepspark3362]

There are different background musics in every section.

[@TetsuShima]

DaVinci after painting The Last Supper: "With this work of art, I have finally consecrated my career as an artist. People will forever admire the great value that it obviously shows: the infinite goodness and wisdom of our Lord Jesus Christ" *several centuries later* Dan Brown: "THE GUY WITH LONG HAIR NEXT TO JESUS IS MARY MAGDALENE AND THE SPACE BETWEEN THEM FORMS A V*GINA, WHICH MEANS THEY BOTH HAD THREE HUNDRED CHILDREN. THE CELESTIAL CARNOTAURS FROM OUTER SPACE WERE RIGHT, BELIEVE ME!!! "

[@JohnHausser]

Am still wondering if those old weapons were really powerful and precise enough to be efficient Cheers from San Diego California

[@christiabacon8001]

So smart and talented!

[@deusvitae69]

LOL that Ikea snub xD *chefs kiss

[@dvdv8197]

Da Vinci didn't just explore submarine material superficially... He dove right into it!

[@noomfy-mopkebab3632]

Weird history guy: He had a particular interest in Warcraft Me: zug zug 😁

[@benlad3883]

Do one on Vlad the impaler

[@dannyvanhecke]

Was playing "Totally Accurate Battle Simulator" and da Vinci's tank is an option you can pick. Never heard about it before so looked it up. It's a very strong weapon in that game, lol.

[@Dorahellmon]

I remember this Dude create a Tank for ezio.

[@selfiekroos1777]

Great game

[@sethware1665]

Longtime listener, first time commenter. Need to do a video on Charles Darwin thieving the theory of evolution from Alfred Russel Wallace. He is the real O.G!

[@Kabodanki]

War, the mother of all invention

[@trenchcoatbandit]

do you have a video on Salvator Dali? if not id think hed be a wonderful addition. his crazy stash and his other habbits

[@zyly42]

Great video!

[@cameronmoughton9933]

This guy is a legendary chad

[@floridanews8786]

"Loading the balls into the back of the device " 😂 There was a lot of that going on back then.

[@JBulsa]

But what did he look like with a shave and cut?

[@yup_pea]

I love this Narrator! He's awesome 👌 👍🤣

[@honkeykong85]

Archimedeez nutz

[@feresmourali5783]

Please make a video about Emma Goldman!

[@TheBrewdonkey]

Ikea. Bwahahahahahaha!! Nailed it

[@zachtaylor944]

I liked this video just because of that excellent Ikea joke!

[@ilovemuslimfood666]

The giant crossbow idea had been used in many RTS video games over the years as a siege weapon.

[@Christian_Bagger]

He didn’t have a soft spot for war engineering. That’s taking it out of context. At the time, there were a lot of war, and sometimes the lords would almost force brilliant mind to work for them. An offer you couldn’t refuse. Plus it was really hard to actually be “an artist”, the way you could make grain, was to offer your service if you had a reputation to be a gifted person. If I recall correctly, he loathed to partake in war, but that’s how the cookie crumbles for his time. I’m sure he loves to actually tinker and put his ideas forward, because most of his ideas would either require a rich patron, or it was too far ahead for its time, so by being of service, perhaps he could acquire patrons through the court or further enhancing his reputation.

[@birdschool9052]

I think the craziest weapon was the robot soldier.

[@stevrgrs]

11:25 Di Vinci invented the lawnmower ! lol

[@jannetteberends8730]

In the books of Terry Pratchett there is person Leonard of Quirm that has a strong resemblance with da Vinci. He invents all kind of devastating weapons. He is kept in a hidden prison to prevent that villains get the blueprints of his inventions.

[@carolineadams488]

You guys should do a video on unit 731 if you guys haven’t yet

[@mrfearsmom8857]

IKEA is DEFINITELY purposefully leaving out needed parts so as replication cannot be done 😂

[@frozengamer3030]

Did he also invent his beard too.

[@ethanaleman]

The heliy

[@btetschner]

Those water boots would be an awesome invention! Side Note: I have the same middle name as the birth name of Robocop.

[@lcmiracle]

Da Vinci's steam cannon + Leonardo's tank = Steam Tanks!

[@FuzzyCactusFilms]

Lol excellent college humor reference Leonardo does machines

[@Gongasoso]

_aerial screw_ sounds like the initiation ritual to entering the mile high club

[@crawlscreepy]

The man just wanted to the worlds first water skier

[@adampatino5372]

To him, it wasn't steampunk... it was state of the art. Tell better jokes.

[@jimarcher5255]

Can you imagine what life would be like if you were his little brother?

[@kwangasesugh3901]

Make a video about habers fritz

[@TheBsheep]

I also heard Leonardo specialized in putting his torpedo in "Manholes"...😏

[@bre.172]

He’d poop his pants with the stuff we have now

[@Drforrester31]

I feel like the filmmakers on Caligula took some inspiration from that chariot with a front rotating scythe device