Plum@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWankel engineen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down14
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minus-squareMaclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoThey’re called rotaries because they have rotors.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoThey’re called wankels because it’s a much funnier word.
minus-squareMaclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-23 months agoThey’re called Wankels because one of the contributors was Felix Wankel and his last name happens to have humorous connotations.
They’re called rotaries because they have rotors.
They’re called wankels because it’s a much funnier word.
They’re called Wankels because one of the contributors was Felix Wankel and his last name happens to have humorous connotations.