The possibility of man's flying, or the navigation of the air, was scoffed at and ridiculed up to very recent times, and even the most "scientific" minds sneered at the suggestion or spoke of it as an ignis fatuus or a childish superstition.
Ukuthi kungenzeka ukundiza komuntu, noma ukuzulazula komoya, kwahlekwa usulu futhi kwahlekisa kuze kube muva nje, futhi izingqondo "zesayensi" zasigcona lesi siphakamiso noma zakhuluma ngakho njengensumansumane noma inkolelo-ze yezingane.