When Christopher Columbus returned from the new world, he was honored at a Royal dinner. Some of the "ignorant/arrogant" people in attendance felt his accomplishment was not so great. "All you did is sail West until you hit land, and then sailed East until you returned home. No great accomplishment, I could have done that..."
(Does that ignorant/arrogant voice remind anyone of someone?)
So, Columbus requested a boiled egg to be brought to the table.
He handed the egg to the people at the dinner and asked them to stand it on its end. The egg went around the table and no one could do it.
When the egg returned to Columbus, he gently tapped the tip of the egg on the surface of the table, cracking the shell ever so slightly.
He stood the egg up on its end.
Well, there was an uproar of course. The ignorant/arrogant ones in attendance exclaimed "Well, I could have done that!"
Columbus replied "Yes, but I did it..."
(Does that ignorant/arrogant voice remind anyone of someone?)
So, Columbus requested a boiled egg to be brought to the table.
He handed the egg to the people at the dinner and asked them to stand it on its end. The egg went around the table and no one could do it.
When the egg returned to Columbus, he gently tapped the tip of the egg on the surface of the table, cracking the shell ever so slightly.
He stood the egg up on its end.
Well, there was an uproar of course. The ignorant/arrogant ones in attendance exclaimed "Well, I could have done that!"
Columbus replied "Yes, but I did it..."