The “Egg of Columbus”
You’ve probably heard of the Egg of Columbus (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_of_Columbus). This is an idiom that describes a brilliant, yet surprisingly simple solution to a problem that was previously considered very difficult or even impossible. The story goes like this: Christopher Columbus (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus) was being mocked by Spanish nobles at a