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Are you sure that wasn't Ralph Sarich's one?
Are you sure that wasn't Ralph Sarich's one?
Sarich invented his orbital engine in the '72. Mazda put its first (Wankel) rotary engine into production in '65. The Wankel used a fixed rotor that is kind of triangular shaped; Sarich's design uses a differently shaped rotor that "rolls around" inside the inside of the engine. (Wankel's name is German, Sarich's name is Croatian, and Mazda is a Japanese company, though its name is the Englished form of the founder's name Matsuda).
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
I always thought that, if I ever bought a Mazda, I'd get a vanity plate that said AHURA.
Originally Posted By: FaldageI always thought that, if I ever bought a Mazda, I'd get a vanity plate that said AHURA.
Ahriman would be better - more yin/yang.
Sorry folks, I've been away. Yes, ouanqueurs was indeed a pretentious respelling of wankers. What were we talking about? Ah, yes, French philosophers.
Talking about unfortunate names (Pajero and so on), Camus is a bit unfortunate -- it means 'snub nosed'. But maybe that put him in good company, since they described Socrates as snub-nosed.
[trying to get back onto the subject . . . ]
Last edited by Andrew Robinson; 10/28/08 10:53 AM.
Give me Socrates over Camus any day...
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