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minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 months agoOne of the weirdest facts I know is that “pter” means wing and “helico” means spiral, so a wing that moves in a helix is a helico-pter. That’s the root, not heli-copter.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months ago“GET IN THE CHOPTER” is more fun now that you mention it
minus-squarepedz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThat definition made me think of samaras floating in the wind.
minus-squareZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoHelikopter helikopter Parakoffer parakoffer
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One of the weirdest facts I know is that “pter” means wing and “helico” means spiral, so a wing that moves in a helix is a helico-pter. That’s the root, not heli-copter.
“GET IN THE CHOPTER” is more fun now that you mention it
That definition made me think of samaras floating in the wind.
Helikopter helikopter
Parakoffer parakoffer