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To: koan who wrote (554657)	3/12/2010 11:55:58 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571881

If they knew it would be a month or two, probably not, but for all they knew it could be longer. If North America wasn't there (and it was replaced with ocean, not by pulling the other parts of the Earth together making it smaller), than crossing the mega ocean that would be as wide as the Atlantic, the Americas, and the Pacific, could take three or four months or more with no resupply, and than a three or four month return trip. Not that longer would necessarily prevent daring people from trying, but there is also the fact that they don't know what will be on the other side. There might not be opportunities for profit where they wind up. There might not even be some way to replenish their provisions for the trip back. That still might not stop daring individuals, but they typically would not have the funds for such an expedition. Kings, nobles, or the occasional very rich merchant, might want some reason to think the expense would be worth their while. Long expeditions where tried, but typically they stuck to the coasts (where some hope of re-provisioning would occur even if they didn't find profitable trade opportunities) Also I haven't really researched the issue. Its possible that some expedition was tried but failed, and so isn't well know now.