1864 Daedalus "Daedalus" were obtained by astronomers Tom Gehrels, Petr Pravec and Brian Warner. Lightcurve analysis gave a concurring rotation period of 8.572 hours with a high brightness variation of 0.85–1.04 magnitude, indicating a non-spheroidal shape (). This minor planet was named after the Greek mythological figure Daedalus, the builder of King Minos labyrinth, who was subsequently imprisoned there with his son Icarus. They escaped on wings of feathers and wax, but whereas Icarus was drowned when the wax in his wings melted, Daedalus went on to Sicily and built there a temple to Apollo. There is also a lunar crater called
Mystery of the Wax Museum The process combined red and green dyes to create a color image with a reduced spectrum. (Technicolor would introduce their three-negative process in 1932 with "Flowers and Trees", cutting an exclusive deal for animation only with Walt Disney. Warner Bros. was the first to use the new process commercially for live-action on shorts like "Service With a Smile" in 1934). The extremely bright light required for filming under the Technicolor process melted the wax figures, and they instead had to be played by actors. Some actors even received eye damage from the lights. Upon its release, "Time" magazine felt it