The Picard Maneuver to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 29 days agoIt's almost kind of wholesomelemmy.worldimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1676arrow-down13
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minus-square@dogs0n@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish10•29 days agoVery fun fact, so much so I wanted to know more. originates from the Greek helix (ἕλιξ), genitive helikos (ἕλῐκος), “helix, spiral, whirl, convolution”[1] and pteron (πτερόν) “wing” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter#Etymology
minus-square@slampisko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•28 days agoImagine saying helicopad and quadpter!
Very fun fact, so much so I wanted to know more.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter#Etymology
Imagine saying helicopad and quadpter!