As German legend would have it, people - namely the "simple" folk of Schilda - were already trying to bring daylight inside buildings at the end of the 16th century. They were not that successful in the undertaking, however. Their idea was to capture daylight in sacks, carry the sacks into the buildings and open them up in the rooms where the builders had forgotten to put in windows. A tall story indeed. But all the stories about the people from Schilda have a similar twist. It must have had something to do with the speed of light that left the people wondering why the light would not stay inside but quickly found its way out through the door again ...
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