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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

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