Icarus

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**__ Why can humans not fly __**

**__ And who is Icarus __**

Today I will try to answer the question ‘why can’t humans fly’ and then tell you who Icarus is. There are a few reasons why humans can’t fly, but I will tell you why in my opinion why and then tell you some other reasons which I have found through research.

I think humans can’t fly because there is no real reason why we should be able too. We are lucky that we can climb up cliffs or trees and some people climb for a hobby so if we could fly there is no point of doing our hobbies.

Some other reasons are human bones are too heavy compared too bird bones. Also we are not very stream line so we can’t cut through the air. We don’t have wings. Birds have hollow bones and humans don’t so that makes our bones are heavier.

Icarus is a boy that flew too high to the sun and fell in to the sea, where he drowned. Icarus had just escaped with his father from jail, his father was a crafts man. His father made wings when he was in jail out of wax for him and Icarus. He told Icarus not to fly to close to the sun, Icarus did and his wings melted and he fell and fell and drowned in the sea below.

Source: yahoo answers and wiki answers

By Kyle McMullen

Why Can’t Humans Fly? Birds have a light bone structure and have air sacs inside them. The air sac inside a bird helps it have a smoother motion through the air and breathe more efficiently. Its muscles are extremely powerful compared to its body. The bird’s feathers also help it to fly, because the feathers are an essential part of the wing and help steer and insulate it. Most people think that humans can’t fly because we don’t have wings, this is true, but there is more to be explained. If humans needed to fly they would have to have huge wings, but they still wouldn’t be able to fly because their muscles are not strong enough to support the wings. Who is Icarus? Daedalus (Icarus’s father) and Icarus were put into Labyrinth, which had been built for monsters. They were in there because Daedalus was thought to have killed Minos’ daughter so Minos threw him and his son into the Labyrinth, but Daedalus, who was known for his craftsmanship, had been an architect for the Labyrinth. Daedalus made a set of wings for himself and his son so they could fly out of labyrinth for freedom. The wings were constructed from wax and feathers. Before setting of Daedalus told Icarus not to go to near the sun, otherwise the wings would melt. Icarus ignored his father’s instructions and was so excited by flying that he flew closer and closer to the sun. He flew so close that his wings began to melt and became nothing but liquid. Icarus fell from the sky and landed into the deep sea and drowned. It has been said that Icarus fell near a Greek island. (Caroline) Who is Icarus [|Why can't we fly] [|Why we can't fly and birds can] Icarus falling from the sky.

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Why humans cannot fly. Humans cant fly because they don't have any body parts that have aerodynamics. when you think about flying the bird comes to your mind and they fly because they have wings and their wings have aerodynamics. This isn't the only reason why we cant fly. Birds have a high metabolism rate which is a quality some of us humans don't have. If you look at a bird you see them flapping their arms for hours and we probably couldn't do that without taking a rest every couple of minutes. Another thing about birds is that they are very light. If you have ever held a bird they are a little bit heavy but if you compare their weight to ours they are far more lighter than us. they are just light enough for their wings to lift them up from the ground. The story of Icarus and Daedalus. Daedalus was a famous Architect who created many things. He had a rival which was his nephew called Perdix. Daedalus got jealous and killed Perdix by pushing him off a cliff due to jealousy over who was the best inventor. Daedalus was then banished by Athena. King Minos welcomed him wanted him to create an impossible maze which had a Minotaur who would eat whoever entered. it was called labyrinth. King Minos put Daedalus and his son Icarus into the Labyrinth for helping a man called Theseus but they escaped. Daedalus made wings for himself and Icarus to escape. Wax was used to put the feathers together on the wings. He then started flying and people couldn't believe their eyes when they saw them. It is said some mistaken them for gods. Unfortunately Icarus got a bit exited and started flying near the sun. suddenly the wax melted and the wings fell apart. Icarus then drowned in the sea. It is said that when Daedalus looked down he only saw feathers floating on the water. After that king Cocalus Then welcomed Daedalus into Sicily (Ewan Fawns) [|Reasons why birds can fly] [|Listen to the story of Icarus and daedalus] (Note that you may have to wait for the voice to come on) = = =Some of the reasons humans can´t fly are: 1. Gravity. 2. We do not have wings. 3. The wind cannot maintain us on air as with birds or a plane. I think humans can’t fly because we have different bones to birds and the closet a human would get to be flying is either gliding or parachuting.= = = =Icarus was the son of a man called Daedalus. His dad made him a set of wings out of wax and feathers to fly with but his dad said not to fly near the sun with them. Icarus went to fly and he went near the sun so his wings burned and he fell to his death into the sea.(Kieran Johnstone)=