Da Vinci's Purposeful Mistakes

puppetman writes "According to a story out today, Leonardo Da Vinci deliberately introduced mistakes in his inventions. The series, Leonardo, produced by the BBC, claims that simple mistakes were introduced; mistakes that would not become apparent until after the contraption was built. The series hypothesizes that this was either a form of patent protection, or a way of ensuring his work did not end up being used for military purposes (Da Vinci was a gay, vegetarian pacifist)."

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... was one of the most effective political tools

[jolshefsky]

Leonardo was accused to being gay very early in his life, as it was one of the most effective (and highly used) political tools of the time.

Heh heh. "Was."