UNDERDRIVE

Etymology

Adjective

underdrive (not comparable)

(of a crankshaft or accessory pulley) Designed to turn at a slower speed than stock.

Verb

underdrive (third-person singular simple present underdrives, present participle underdriving, simple past underdrove, past participle underdriven)

(transitive) To slow the rate of rotation in (a pulley-based system).

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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