The Flowers & The Trees

Once again, my computer will not allow me to upload the picture of the invention I chose into my blog. So I will keep trying to post both pics (this one and the Athena one) in another blog.



I think there is a good chance that a lot of people chose the same invention to write about since it got a little confusing and there weren't really many tangible objects to chose from that weren't ruled out by our class. I chose the crossbow because it is one that his design overall was a good plan, but he didn't have the materials to make it possible. Not to mention I have recently used a crossbow that wasn't made of wood and string, so I can imagine the changes that needed to be made to make it easier to use. All of these things Da Vinci obviously didn't have access to. It would also make everything easier to make a practical sized bow instead of a giant one. You can do just as much damage with a smallerInstead of firing the bow by hitting a pin with a mallet, a trigger is more practical as is seen in the crossbows we use today. For example my mom's crossbow is mostly industrial fiberglass which makes it light but extremely strong and effective. I can't imagine that huge crossbow made of wood and nails would be very light. Not to mention wood breaks easily so if you're constantly pounding on it with a mallet to fire it everytime it would porbably get worn down easily. I really wish there would have been more things in the exhibit that we could understand better. I feel like it honestly could have been a lot better, though I still enjoyed it because Da Vinci was one cool dude!