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licence plate anomaly...
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:14
by BRC
I see alot of strange things come through my shop but I never noticed this in all the years ive owned a rotari.... i mean rx7. Who else has seen the subliminal rotor in the "Colorado School of Mines" licence plate?
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:14
by ~Barn~
From their Wikipedia article...
The school mascot is Blaster the Burro, the athletic teams are called the Orediggers, and the logo (designed by architect Jacques Benedict) is a Reuleaux triangle. The rotor of the Wankel engine is easily mistaken for a Reuleaux triangle but its curved sides are somewhat flatter than those of a Reuleaux triangle and so it does not have constant width.[size=84][1][/SIZE]
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:14
by erod550
Wish I had finished out there so I could get that cool plate. Instead I dropped out and got married. But I guess that wasn't such a bad choice after all as we're still married almost 14 years later.
Cool info on the Reuleaux triangle.
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:14
by BRC
very good info!
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:14
by Ranger
Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only person who's noticed this! Totally looks like a rotor.
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:14
by speedjunkie
Oh that's cool!