Plum@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoWankel engineen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down14
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minus-squareMaclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·27 days agoThey’re called rotaries because they have rotors.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·27 days agoThey’re called wankels because it’s a much funnier word.
minus-squareMaclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-227 days 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.