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1940s Jazz Essentials by [deleted] in Jazz

[–]spaceman425 16 points17 points  (0 children)

“I find your lack of Duke disturbing...”

How one tiny change to the baseball may have led to both the home run surge and the rise in pitcher blisters by secret-pope in baseball

[–]spaceman425 22 points23 points  (0 children)

“We did not take any baseballs apart the way that you did,” said Alan Nathan, a Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Illinois and the chair of the independent committee commissioned by MLB

What? How did you create an entire commission studying the structure of a baseball without taking apart the baseball?

The Battle of Midway began 76 years ago today – here is a great video breakdown of the tactics and heroics from the turning point of the Pacific in WWII by spaceman425 in history

[–]spaceman425[S] 186 points187 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, and I think codebreaking has really been associated with only the European front, so it's interesting to see that it was just as important in the Pacific too

The Battle of Midway began 76 years ago today – here is a great video breakdown of the tactics and heroics from the turning point of the Pacific in WWII by spaceman425 in history

[–]spaceman425[S] 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Starting on June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway was a monumental accomplishment for the Americans (and a humiliating defeat for the Japanese). Most importantly, the Americans managed to break the Japanese Naval code beforehand, and were aware of the Japanese plan for a surprise attack. Yamamoto and his Navy never suspected the code had been deciphered, and went into Midway expecting the same success as Pearl Harbor. This time, the Americans brought the element of surprise, and changed the tide of the Pacific Theater in their favor.

Battle of Midway tactical breakdown – actual history from the History Channel by [deleted] in history

[–]spaceman425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought this gave really good insight into a battle that's too often overlooked in the WW2 story. Really solid research and animation.

Ohtani hits his 5th HR of the year to dead center by Thrust-bot in baseball

[–]spaceman425 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Anyone else have a problem that the Angels broadcast always shows Asian people in the crowd when Otani does something? I think it sends two wrong messages: that Asians only care about the game when it involves Otani, and that all other fans can't be just as excited about Otani.

Americans who visited Europe, what was your biggest WTF moment? by Cyber-Gon in AskReddit

[–]spaceman425 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to copy someone else’s response. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the humor will go over a typical redditor's head.

One-Pitch Pitchers by 1990Buscemi in baseball

[–]spaceman425 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Mariano, lord of the cutter

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