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Wankel engine (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They're called rotaries because they have rotors.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They're called wankels because it's a much funnier word.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They're called Wankels because one of the contributors was Felix Wankel and his last name happens to have humorous connotations.