Although generally recognized as the greatest genius of all times, Leonardo made many colossal mistakes and staggering blunders. Among his most notable faux-pas were tragically unsuccessful experiments in fixing paint for 'The Battle of Anghiari' and 'The Last Supper'; disastrous and hugely wasteful attempts, sponsored by the Signoria of Florence, to divert the Arno River; and a flying machine that never got off the ground. There was also a particularly hilarious failed scheme to automate Ludovico Sforza's kitchen.
Asked to preside as head chef for a major banquet, Leonardo created a grand plan for sculpting each course to be served to the more than two hundred guests. The dishes were designed as miniature works of art. Leonardo built a new, more powerful stove and a complex system of mechanical conveyor belts to move plates around the kitchen. He also designed and installed a massive sprinkler system in case of fire. On the day of the banquet everything that could go wrong did. Ludovico's regular kitchen staff weren't capable of the fine carving that Leonardo required, so the maestro invited more than a hundred of his artist friends to help out. In the vastly overcrowded kitchen, the conveyor system failed, and the fire broke out. The sprinkler system worked all too well, causing a flood and that washed away all the food and a good part of kitchen!

An anecdote to precede my sketch of Leonardo da Vinci.

Artist, Inventor, Architect, Engineer, Sculptor, Scientist, Painter,Physicist, Botanist, Geologist, Astronomer, Creator!