>>By the way, Columbus didn't break any of the laws of phyiscs.  He stumbled
upon a new continent.

No he didn't! The Spanish, the English and particularly the Basques had been
up and down the coast and into its inlets years and years before Columbus
claimed it as New World. The Basques particularly had been fishing the
Newfoundland coast in fleets and bringing salt cod back to Europe (without
revealing their fishing grounds) for nobody knows how long, but ages before
Columbus. Just Spanish arrogance...

Clive
'88 Syncro Armada