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Wankel engine (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] zigmus64@lemmy.world 38 points 3 weeks ago (18 children)

Wankel types are so fucking cool. Not a lot of engines out there that can come close to their power to weight ratio.

Maintenance is just a bitch…

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago (13 children)

Also you get to say Wankel all the time with a serious face.

[–] subignition@fedia.io 19 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

You'd want to pronounce it closer to as it is in German to be accurate.

(/ˈvaŋkəl̩/, VUN-kell)

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, but I'm seven and a half years old and American.

[–] subignition@fedia.io 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Your account would then exist in violation of COPPA and should be banned.

(Yes, I'm aware you are not being serious.)

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Huh. TIL.

[–] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

so you pronounce it like a chinese?

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

汪克尔

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