You can't do the egg trick unless you first know that there is a air sac at the fat end and Alexander didn't untie the Gordian knot (always annoyed me, that one). He was just standing in someone's light again.
I believe that there's been some interesting maths done on complex knots to try and prove that you Can tie one that is unsolveable. Beyond me but.
AndrewF
From: Doug Seibert <dougseibert2001@yahoo.com>on a second thought...> Columbus' Egg? never heard of it ;o) Bob Try this for a simple explaination: http://www.lasco.com.au/egg/egg.htm
Alexander the Great predated columbus in simple solutions to a difficult problem.
while campaigning somewhere in the middle east he was presented with the chalenge to untie a know linking two carriages...
this knot was actually a bundle of a never ending rope, so there was no end for someone to start with...
well, the man just cut it with his sword...
so much so...
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