Washington: Leonardo Da Vinci’s plan to build the largest horse statue was perfectly feasible, according to experts.
Virtual simulations has proven that Da Vinci’s calculations were totally on mark in his plan to build the masterpiece that never became a reality.

Fluid dynamics software has shown that the 24-foot-high horse would have been cast in a single pouring and the amount of bronze needed to cast the horse was 70 tons-exactly as Leonardo had calculated.
A new multidisciplinary research has revealed that “Il Cavallo,” the huge equine statue Da Vinci never got to make, wasn’t plagued by technical problems as was widely believed.
On the other hand, Da Vinci’s plan for the largest equestrian statue in the world was a perfectly feasible project, which, if completed, would have probably been his greatest legacy, more than The Last Supper or any other work.
Commissioned in 1482 by Lodovico Sforza, duke of Milan, in honour of his father Francesco, the massive bronze horse took Leonardo 17 years of research, but was never completed. However, when the full-scale clay model was finally ready to be cast in a single operation in 1499, all the needed bronze was used to make cannons for an imminent war against the King of France.      —ANI

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Partner asks Depp to quit Jolie’s movie
New York: Johnny Depp’s partner Vanessa Paradis has asked the actor to quit the movie The Tourist as she is reportedly upset over a steamy scene that he shares with Angelina Jolie in the movie.
Paradis, Depp’s partner of 12 years and the mother of his two children, has objected to the scene that he is filming with Jolie in Venice, New York Post reported. She has allegedly “ordered Depp to find another gig after hearing about the shoots with Jolie, who famously fell in love with co-star Brad Pitt while shooting Mr & Mrs Smith together,” the sources said.
Depp and Jolie have been filming for days in Venice, but Paradis is still trying to persuade him to leave the project.
Paradis’ objection came after she discovered that the script had “a real long and intense love scene between (Depp) and Jolie” in the movie.       —PTI