> pons asinorums This is a new one for me, so, in the spirit of the article, I will "act in the world to acquire more information as needed". > An obstacle wh

> pons asinorums This is a new one for me, so, in the spirit of the article, I will "act in the world to acquire more information as needed". > An obstacle which will defeat a beginner or foolish person. [from 17th c.] > From New Latin pons asinorum, from Latin pōns (“bridge”) + genitive plural of asinus (“donkey”). Literally, “bridge of donkeys”. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pons_asinorum https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pons_asinorum