Video - The Marvelous Mechanical Elephant: A Historical Tale

Did you know that in 1565, a man named Adhavan built a giant mechanical elephant to impress the King of Vijayanagara? The elephant was so massive that it could carry 30 soldiers and had moving ears and trunk. Adhavan even made the elephant shoot water from its trunk like a real one. The King was so amazed by this creation that he declared Adhavan as the royal engineer. However, the elephant eventually malfunctioned and went on a rampage, causing chaos in the kingdom. Adhavan's incredible invention became both a marvel and a disaster in history. What a wild ride!