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Three years since I last posted this and it happened again... proving my point.

85 upvotes • r/ReadingPA

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In American Football bringing an extra defenceman to go after the Quarterback is referred to as the Blitz. Does this terminology relate to the German Blitzkrieg (Lightning War) in WW2 or does it pre-date WW2?

51 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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For two combustion engines with cylinders of the same volume displacement how would varying the length of the stroke and the diameter of the cylinder affect the power, torque, etc. of the engine?

1 upvotes • r/askscience

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Three years since I last posted this and it happened again... proving my point.	85	ReadingPA
In American Football bringing an extra defenceman to go after the Quarterback is referred to as the Blitz. Does this terminology relate to the German Blitzkrieg (Lightning War) in WW2 or does it pre-date WW2?	51	AskHistorians
For two combustion engines with cylinders of the same volume displacement how would varying the length of the stroke and the diameter of the cylinder affect the power, torque, etc. of the engine?	1	askscience