Comments on: 500 Years Later, Parachutist Proved Leonardo da Vinci’s Parachute Works http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/ The Neat Side of the Web Fri, 16 May 2008 21:37:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Viola http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-539048 Viola Tue, 06 May 2008 04:13:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-539048 Does this have anything to do with the Da Vinci Code? Because if not, I can't see why anyone would want to read about it. I loved that movie. Does this have anything to do with the Da Vinci Code? Because if not, I can’t see why anyone would want to read about it. I loved that movie.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-539029 ted Tue, 06 May 2008 04:01:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-539029 He's been trying to prove that for 500 years. He must be a very old man indeed. He’s been trying to prove that for 500 years. He must be a very old man indeed.

]]> By: Hirudin http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538676 Hirudin Mon, 05 May 2008 22:45:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538676 Nobody's saying Leo wasn't great, but this guy didn't prove s***. Also, I think I detect a subtle difference in scale between the drawing and the photo. Nobody’s saying Leo wasn’t great, but this guy didn’t prove s***.

Also, I think I detect a subtle difference in scale between the drawing and the photo.

]]> By: Diogenes http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538642 Diogenes Mon, 05 May 2008 22:05:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538642 the fact that the guy dropped from a coventional 21century helicopter negates it to pure attention antics. If he made his "da Vinci parachute" and then dropped from his "da Vinci Helicopter" , I might be impressed---but only if he landed in a glass of water on a horse. the fact that the guy dropped from a coventional 21century helicopter negates it to pure attention antics. If he made his “da Vinci parachute” and then dropped from his “da Vinci Helicopter” , I might be impressed—but only if he landed in a glass of water on a horse.

]]> By: fsmarch http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538328 fsmarch Mon, 05 May 2008 17:06:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538328 Thank you, roger. You saved me the trouble of replying to fz. Thank you, roger. You saved me the trouble of replying to fz.

]]> By: Jimbo http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538252 Jimbo Mon, 05 May 2008 16:04:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538252 I can't understand why anyone would care. I can’t understand why anyone would care.

]]> By: roger http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538174 roger Mon, 05 May 2008 14:54:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538174 fz : the big deal is that Leonardo was a visionary who was way ahead of his time, thinking about drag forces when his contemporaries were obsessed with magic spells. fz : the big deal is that Leonardo was a visionary who was way ahead of his time, thinking about drag forces when his contemporaries were obsessed with magic spells.

]]> By: Sheldon http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538168 Sheldon Mon, 05 May 2008 14:46:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-538168 Yeah, we actually made the same parachute in my 9th grade Science class in an egg drop competition. My group won. It's all about resistance and surface area, which this design obviously has. Yeah, we actually made the same parachute in my 9th grade Science class in an egg drop competition. My group won. It’s all about resistance and surface area, which this design obviously has.

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-537823 Ali S. Mon, 05 May 2008 08:56:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-537823 I wish I could afford to buy those gigantic Leonardo books that contain copies of all his works. I think there are 7 volumes of those and boy are they expensive. :( I wish I could afford to buy those gigantic Leonardo books that contain copies of all his works. I think there are 7 volumes of those and boy are they expensive. :(

]]> By: BOLL http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-537773 BOLL Mon, 05 May 2008 08:13:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-537773 Swiss means he is from Switzerland, not Sweden :3 Swiss means he is from Switzerland, not Sweden :3

]]> By: fz http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-537722 fz Mon, 05 May 2008 07:22:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/500-years-later-parachutist-proved-leonardo-da-vincis-parachute-works/#comment-537722 big pyramid parachute has air resistance big deal big pyramid parachute has air resistance

big deal

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