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Da Vinci's Lion Prowls Again

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3:00 am
August 22, 2009

Revenant

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I hate when a 500 year old guy keeps proving how much cooler and smarter he is than me. Frankly, it does nothing for my self-esteem…

Anyway…*sighs*….here's more proof of Da Vinci's superiority over me: "A mechanical lion invented by Leonardo da Vinci to entertain the King of France has sprung back to life in the Renaissance genius's last home." Seriously? He just keeps rubbing it in my face. Whatever…here's the story.

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7:47 am
August 22, 2009

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From an insider, I've gotten some additional footage of Da Vinci's lion, this was supposedly shot by the Master himself (so I think he one-ups us again!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQuJm6DewJ8

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8:47 am
August 22, 2009

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You know, after watching the video…I have to admit…some decent engineering and understanding of physics went into that. Sure, it's ridiculous, yet…even with the somewhat violent rocking motion, it doesn't fall over. And it isn't stationary, it moves around as well. It's kind of impressive from a design aspect. I think Da Vinci would give it his approval…

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9:14 am
August 22, 2009

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Interesting story especially so since it was picked up by Reuters India. How odd is that?

I never knew da Vinci was a "producer". Apparently he was the Mark Burnett of his day with his own version of Donald Trump.

Don't worry Revenant, in my book you're still Smarter than a Fifth Grader! Just kidding! Just kidding! Don't hate me! I just couldn't resist. I'm still in TV mode for some reason. Must have been Psyched last night by Lassie or is it going to be Binky from now on?!