When Edison was young, he often went to play in the mill of his neighbor Muir Winchester's house. One day, in Winchester's mill, he saw Winchester doing a flying device experiment with a balloon. This experiment fascinated Edison. He thinks that if a person's stomach is full of qi, he will surely ascend to heaven. A few days later, Edison mixed several chemical raw materials and gave them to his father's assistant, Michael Oates. Edison told Michael Oates that people would fly after eating this kind of food, and Oates almost fainted after eating Edison's "flying agent". Edison was whipped by his father, and his parents were vigilant, advising their children not to play with Edison and stay away from him.