I agree. Yet, the first stage of problem solving is identifying the problem. Thanks to Scott Kelly, some problems were identified, and now it's possible to te

I agree. Yet, the first stage of problem solving is identifying the problem. Thanks to Scott Kelly, some problems were identified, and now it's possible to test possible solutions. If Magellan knew about the problems posed by scurvy a couple of years before he set sail I'm sure he would've preferred to figure out some ways to avoid that problem instead of risking losing 80% of his crew.