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Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Iranu

I’d have thought a few things!

Since you’ve specified Britain I’ll guess the electric kettle.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Iranu

McManusFan wrote:
Iranu wrote:I’d have thought a few things!

Since you’ve specified Britain I’ll guess the electric kettle.


Correct!

As a city we should really make a bigger deal out of that.

It’s a cornerstone of British culture!

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby RunningSide

Iranu wrote:
McManusFan wrote:
Iranu wrote:I’d have thought a few things!

Since you’ve specified Britain I’ll guess the electric kettle.

Was it Phil ament famous inventor
Correct!

As a city we should really make a bigger deal out of that.

It’s a cornerstone of British culture!

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Iranu

Thomas Savery developed the first commercially used steam-powered device in 1698.

What was its application?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby rekoons

A century later and steam powered engines became replaced by internal combustion engines.

Karl Benz patented the 2 stroke gasoline engine, but who developed the first compressed charge, compression ignition engine?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Prop

That kind of question is right up my street! :-)

Felix Wankel was the inventor of which particular type of internal combustion engine?

Mazda used variants of the engine in several cars, including the RX7 road car and 787B race car.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby rekoons

I know of something called a 'wenkelmotor' in Dutch which didn't use normal pistons but something that went round and round inside..

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Prop

rekoons wrote:I know of something called a 'wenkelmotor' in Dutch which didn't use normal pistons but something that went round and round inside..


You’re on the right track, but I’m looking for a particular word. Think of a word that describes something that goes round and round…

It’s also the brand name of some rather expensive timepieces.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby rekoons

Mazda's headquarters are in Hiroshima, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was staying there in 1945.
What's so special about him?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

rekoons wrote:Mazda's headquarters are in Hiroshima, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was staying there in 1945.
What's so special about him?

Oldest living survivor of the Hiroshima bomb?