Flight for fancy

Deadlus was an inventor who worked for King minus of crete . Among  inventions was the labyrinth please with many parts and passegways which one can last forever.

It was designed by reason for the monster called the minitor. Prince named Theseus sleep the monster and help him with the rulers daughter. King was furious and imprisoned deadlus and his son in the main. As made two pairs of wings using feathers, wax and thread. Icade father and son stole out onto a hell that overlooked the Mediterranean. They strapped on the wings and flapping them, Rose into the air. soon they were flying over the sea. Thrilled by shouted out to him to keep Lo but his son page no hi to him. King raised the other shore and made good his escape. King son however was not so lucky. The heat of the sun melted the wax that had held the phases together. The wings disintegrated and the boy planned to his death in the sea. Can a man fly by flapping wings? As early as 1680, Italian mathematician Giovani Boreily

that it was not possible to fly in this way. The wings would have to be used and they would be too heavy for a man to use.