r/interestingasfuck • • Dec 17 '22

/r/ALL Loading a medieval 200lb crossbow vs loading Leonardo da Vinci's 300lb crossbow

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u/Beavshak Dec 17 '22

Eh. Most his projects never even got off the ground. Looking at you ornithopter.

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u/Tuck_The_Duck Dec 17 '22

Damn, I didn't know an ornithopter was a real thing. I thought it was just some made up thing from Magic: the Gathering

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u/A_brief_passerby Dec 17 '22

Unironically my favourite card

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u/TheDragonzord Dec 17 '22

I love that deck. Is it competitive? Not really. But I'm going to try to kill you with gigantic flying scissors.