tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737576206567732023.post4325573870128250754..comments2023-10-11T10:40:02.522+01:00Comments on The VisitBrighton Blog: Guess who invented the scissors!LoveBrightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04148212559622094580noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737576206567732023.post-44577681490048684732007-12-17T12:59:00.000+00:002007-12-17T12:59:00.000+00:00Although commonly ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci, s...Although commonly ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci, scissors (in their very crude form and nothing like modren day scissors)were likely invented in 1500 BC in ancient Egypt. These were probably shears with the joint at the far end. More modern cross-bladed scissors were invented by Romans around AD 100 and its perhaps the scissors more as we know them today, that are ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737576206567732023.post-70441507561083211782007-12-16T00:47:00.000+00:002007-12-16T00:47:00.000+00:00Da Vinci did a lot of things, but he did NOT inven...Da Vinci did a lot of things, but he did NOT invent scissors. (at least not unless he lived in the 14th century B.C., which is what would have to happen to explain the scissors found in Egypt that date to that period).Kent Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893161961963720939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737576206567732023.post-79031391247392829942007-11-23T13:11:00.000+00:002007-11-23T13:11:00.000+00:00Well, its not very Brighton related, but on the bi...Well, its not very Brighton related, but on the bizarre facts theme, apparently the cake on the front of the Rolling Stones 'Let it Bleed' album was baked by a young Delia Smith! Who'd have thought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737576206567732023.post-8693537461160626102007-11-23T13:09:00.000+00:002007-11-23T13:09:00.000+00:00Did you know that the airport used in the Da Vinci...Did you know that the airport used in the Da Vinci code is actually Shoreham airport? You really do learn something new everyday :)Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632100923967445610noreply@blogger.com