The Wonder of Flight
"Quiet, please," said the ageing man sitting at the head of the table. He tapped the glass in front of him and waited for its sound to fade away before he spoke again.
"You have been called here today by Mr Mellows to evaluate his new idea for us to market. Mr Mellows"
"Thank you. Since the dawn of time, man has envied the ability which only a select few creatures have, the ability to fly.
"Man has tried to fly before, none too successfully- take Icarus and his attempt to defy gravity. But I believe that it is possible. I have designed a machine which, despite its weight, can leave the ground for a period of time, with the added weight of two grown men.
"I have begun to build it but have nowhere near the money or resources to complete it alone. This is where I ask you to help me."
The talk gradually drifted into the physics of the machine. Julius Ellison would normally have drifted off by now- the clients he had were usually either madmen or trying to sell 'radical' products which were in fact useless. He noticed that his six colleagues had all lost concentration, but he was enthralled.
"Quiet, please," said the ageing man sitting at the head of the table. He tapped the glass in front of him and waited for its sound to fade away before he spoke again.
"You have been called here today by Mr Mellows to evaluate his new idea for us to market. Mr Mellows"
"Thank you. Since the dawn of time, man has envied the ability which only a select few creatures have, the ability to fly.
"Man has tried to fly before, none too successfully- take Icarus and his attempt to defy gravity. But I believe that it is possible. I have designed a machine which, despite its weight, can leave the ground for a period of time, with the added weight of two grown men.
"I have begun to build it but have nowhere near the money or resources to complete it alone. This is where I ask you to help me."
The talk gradually drifted into the physics of the machine. Julius Ellison would normally have drifted off by now- the clients he had were usually either madmen or trying to sell 'radical' products which were in fact useless. He noticed that his six colleagues had all lost concentration, but he was enthralled.
