"Louros" (louros) 03/02/2015 at 08:08 • Filed to: None

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public service announcement

Rainbow > Louros 03/02/2015 at 08:17

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Actually, it's only a wheel if it has an accompanying axle. That right there is just a metal cylinder.

kanadanmajava1 > Louros 03/02/2015 at 08:20

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A wire wheel consists of rim, hub, spokes and nipples.

KirkyV > Louros 03/02/2015 at 08:23

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Okay, but...

Disc:

Rotor:

Mattbob > Louros 03/02/2015 at 08:29

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thanks.

Storz > Louros 03/02/2015 at 08:31

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Pet peeve of mine as well, living in the south I hear "rims"all the time.

Party-vi > Louros 03/02/2015 at 08:40

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Rainbow > Storz 03/02/2015 at 08:40

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*rimz.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > KirkyV 03/02/2015 at 08:53

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Nope. The disc brake conforms to the original engineering usage of the word rotor.. as in something mechanical that rotates (and is supposed to)

You could call the calipers stators if you wanted, but no one would know what you were talking about.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Louros 03/02/2015 at 08:58

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I'm now going to say rims as much as possible on oppo.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Louros 03/02/2015 at 09:02

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I always thought it was

Rim

Tire

wheel

Wheelerguy > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/02/2015 at 09:12

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That's exactly how I see it.

KirkyV > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 03/02/2015 at 09:13

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Eh, I knew there had to be something behind it. Still, where I'm from, we just call the disc parts of disc brakes, well, discs.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Louros 03/02/2015 at 09:18

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THANK YOU.

Coty > Louros 03/02/2015 at 10:00

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This could be a lot less appropriate.

Coty > Rainbow 03/02/2015 at 10:01

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Rimpz yo

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > KirkyV 03/02/2015 at 10:01

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that doesn't make everyone who calls them a rotor incorrect though ;) just different.

KirkyV > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 03/02/2015 at 10:06

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Yeah, yeah, I know. Don't be bringing your Prime-Directive-having, other-culture-respecting Federation values around here!

derf > KirkyV 03/02/2015 at 15:34

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Since you bring up aviation, on larger aircraft you can have brake 'stacks' composed of multiple rotor discs (which rotate) interspersed with stator discs (which don't). When you apply the brakes, the whole stack gets compressed.

For the record, I take no issue with anyone calling automotive brake rotors discs and I'm not trying to be PedanticMan(tm), just thought it would be an interesting tidbit. :)