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Why did Daedalus tell Icarus not fly too near to the sea?
Because he didn't want the wax holding the feathers in place to melt. Which is what happened when Icarus forgot and flew too close to the Sun. The wax melted and the feathers came loose and fell off.
Where does get your head out of the clouds come from?
I think it comes from the story of Iccarus. Iccarus supposedly was a young man infatuated with the idea of flight, propelling himself into the clouds. . He made himself a set of wings from feathers and held the feathers together with wax. The story goes that at first everything went well but as he passed through the clouds and got closer to the sun, the sun melted the wax and his wings fell apart causing poor Iccarus to crash to earth.
How do you get wax out of a fuzzy blanket?
You could freeze the blanket and the wax would crumble off.
Is wax in all its phases flammable?
wax as a solid is not flammable it will melt but not catch fire.wax as a liquid will only melt.so. no^^ no. your wrong. lolwax as a solid does turn to liquid, and in a candle, for example, the wick is burning the vapour from the liquid wax which is actually very flammable.
What is the blob in a lava lamp?
Wax.
Do birds have wax on their body?
no they have feathers
In The Legend of Icarus where did Daedalus get the wax to make the wings from?
That is an undisclosed secret.
What melted when Icarus fell?
The wax which kept together the feathers of the wings his father had made for him.
What did warn daedalus icarus to do?
He warned him not to fly too high because they were wearing wings made of wax and feathers and the wax would melt in the heat of the sun.
Why did Daedalus tell Icarus not fly too near to the sea?
Because he didn't want the wax holding the feathers in place to melt. Which is what happened when Icarus forgot and flew too close to the Sun. The wax melted and the feathers came loose and fell off.
What caused the feathers to drop from Icarus?
Icarus flew too close to the sun. The sun's heat melted the wax that held the feathers, causing Icarus to fall to his death.
A monomer plus a monomer plus a monomer plus a monomer is?
a polymer.
How Daedalus escaped from Crete?
He fashioned wings from wood, leather, wax and feathers, and he flew off the island.
Is Icarus a god?
no, he was a child that tried to escape a greek prison and used wax and feathers, but they melted and he died.
What did he warn his son about when flying?
Don't go too close to the sun or you will melt the wax holding your feathers together.
What did Daedalus tell Icarus to do?
Daedalus tells Icarus not to go up to high or else the wax will melt of the wings
what is Icarus?
A symbol used to represent Icarus, is wings made from wax feathers. Because he made the wings from wax, he flies too close to the sun and they melt, making him fall down to the Earth.
