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		coryrc on April 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the ... Wankel is noticeably worse in about every metric, especially pollution and lifetime, so I wouldn't be too excited about it.

digdugdirk on April 5, 2023 [–]

Agreed. I feel the same way about every programming language beyond assembly. I mean, what's the point of trying something new and different if it isn't immediately better than the competition in every possible metric?

coryrc on April 6, 2023 | [–]

It's been 100 years.

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