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Leonardo da Vinci, a man of a million talents and designs which number in the hundreds, perhaps even thousands. One of Da Vinci’s classic designs is his improvements to the catapult, a weapon which was used through hundreds of years of war. Now, you can build the Da Vinci Wooden Catapult right in the comfort of your own abode. This miniature model comes right from the pages of Codex Atlanticus. Make your own for $19.99. Link [via]

Renaissance man Leonardo Da Vinci is not only remembered for his amazing art, but his breakthroughs in science and design as well. In fact, the Da Vinci Ornithopter was one of the first devices to prove that birds weren’t the only things that could soar through the sky. And if my science knowledge proves correct, was one of the major influences on the design of airplanes. Despite my possibly incorrect knowledge of historical trivia, almost certainly completely pulled out of... Continue reading

Sure, it might not be the largest Mona Lisa ever made, but who needs size when you’re made of the geekiest material ever devised, computer hardware. The Motherboard Mona Lisa is made entirely of discarded hardware and currently sits in the lobby of the Asus headquarters in Taiwan.

If Leonardo da Vinci had taken a page out of Steve Jobs’s book and decided to design computer hardware for a living, his designs would have probably looked something like this. We’ve already seen what the iPhone would have looked like through da Vinci’s eyes, and even his rendition of Super Mario Bros., but the iSteam Mac design reveals da Vinci’s vision of the original Mac 128. A shirt featuring this design will set you back $20, while a poster... Continue reading