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Lars Andersen's Blog – February 2012 Archive (1)

Listening to Water

 

Of all Leonardo Da Vinci’s great ideas, one of my favorites is one of his simplest. No diagrams, no assembly required, just a simple re-purposing of an everyday item—the canoe paddle. He suggested if we put its blade into water and then pressed our ear against its shaft, we could hear the sounds of aquatic life. Once again, Leonardo was way ahead of it’s time. Not only did this idea pre-date sonar, it predated the belief that the sea was worth listening to.

 

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Added by Lars Andersen on February 3, 2012 at 11:51pm — 1 Comment

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