Egg of Columbus
An egg of Columbus or Columbus' egg (Italian: uovo di Colombo [ˈwɔːvo di koˈlombo]) refers to a brilliant idea or discovery that seems simple or easy after the fact. The expression refers to an apocryphal story in which Christopher Columbus, having been told that discovering the Americas was inevitable and no great accomplishment, challenges his critics to make an egg stand on its tip. After his challengers give up, Columbus does it himself by tapping the egg on the table to flatten its tip.
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Egg of Columbus
An egg of Columbus or Columbus' egg (Italian: uovo di Colombo [ˈwɔːvo di koˈlombo]) refers to a brilliant idea or discovery that seems simple or easy after the fact. The expression refers to an apocryphal story in which Christopher Columbus, having been told that discovering the Americas was inevitable and no great accomplishment, challenges his critics to make an egg stand on its tip. After his challengers give up, Columbus does it himself by tapping the egg on the table to flatten its tip.
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An egg of Columbus or Columbus ...... as the trade name of puzzles.
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Das Ei des Kolumbus ist eine R ...... tung hat der Gordische Knoten.
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El huevo de Colón es definido ...... razón de que se popularizaran.
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Het ei van Columbus is een uit ...... een moeilijke opgave bedoelt.
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Jajko Kolumba – określenie pro ...... Antoni de Portmany na Ibizie.
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L'expression « œuf de Colomb » ...... ne « énorme invraisemblance ».
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L'uovo di Colombo è un aneddot ...... ma apparentemente impossibile.
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O Ovo de Colombo é uma famosa ...... colocar um ovo de cobre de pé.
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Колумбово яйцо — крылатое выра ...... ев, ваятелей и зодчих» (1550).
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An egg of Columbus or Columbus ...... the table to flatten its tip.
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Das Ei des Kolumbus ist eine R ...... tung hat der Gordische Knoten.
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El huevo de Colón es definido ...... o sencillo una vez entendido.
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Het ei van Columbus is een uit ...... een moeilijke opgave bedoelt.
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Jajko Kolumba – określenie pro ...... e (Dama-chochlik) z 1629 roku.
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L'expression « œuf de Colomb » ...... « Il suffisait d'y penser ! »
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L'uovo di Colombo è un aneddot ...... ma apparentemente impossibile.
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O Ovo de Colombo é uma famosa ...... colocar um ovo de cobre de pé.
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Колумбово яйцо — крылатое выра ...... а я сделал это на самом деле».
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Egg of Columbus
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Ei des Kolumbus
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Ei van Columbus
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Huevo de Colón
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Jajko Kolumba
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Ovo de Colombo
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Uovo di Colombo
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Œuf de Colomb
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Колумбово яйцо
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