Expanding upon it:
Let us suppose that a group of well-meaning yet brilliant scientists and engineers approached Icarus before he took flight. They told him they had invented a new and super powerful glue to attach his wings together.
What happened? He flew even higher! Yet, as he flew higher, the Sun become yet more powerful. He achieved an even higher elevation with the new glue than without, yet-
Icarus fell an even greater distance, and instead of merely dying from broken bones, his body splattered upon impact. Deadalus could not even have an open-casket funeral.
