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Wankel engine (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

They're called rotaries because they have rotors.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

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

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 5 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.

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