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Old Oct 12, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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The rotary shape

I like how Mazda designed the rotary (triangle) shape into the various parts of the RX-8. What I think is really clever is how the triangle (rotary) shape shows in less obvious ways.

Click here: http://mysite.verizon.net/res1mr96/triangles/


Note: It's all in fun.....
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Old Oct 12, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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cool, i never noticed those before
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Old Oct 12, 2003 | 04:01 PM
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Cool, I never noticed that!
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Old Oct 12, 2003 | 11:58 PM
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uh, thats actually kinda lame. Most if not all of those "triangles" can be found on any car. I saw 3 of them on my wifes mustang. I guess it's becuase Ford owns mazda and was secretly planting "Triangles" there to lure me into my 8.
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Old Oct 13, 2003 | 12:51 AM
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Talking ha! lol...

dude -- did you fail geometry...

your fifth picture "t_angle3a.jpg" is does not contain any real triangles... LOL


all in fun... but yes i did notice many rotary cues...

especially the hood! but even that seems contrived and you need a little imagination!
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 03:14 AM
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Originally posted by Turbo Matty P
uh, thats actually kinda lame. Most if not all of those "triangles" can be found on any car. I saw 3 of them on my wifes mustang. I guess it's becuase Ford owns mazda and was secretly planting "Triangles" there to lure me into my 8.

The triangles he points out are for laughs, lighten up guys :p
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 04:38 AM
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Originally posted by noahprtlnd
The triangles he points out are for laughs, lighten up guys :p

Thanks
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 06:26 AM
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Heh... mostly just coinkidink, but what about the rims... are those wheels fitted (officially) only on the 8?
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 11:46 AM
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must be nice to have that kind of time in your hands..
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 02:51 PM
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you missed a bunch oh them! I don't have the time to make pictures though...

There is the engine cover
the hood has a big triangle in it to go along with the engine cover
The seat backs for the head rest
the rotory accent package
the shift ****
you can get the wheel center rotory covers
you can also get the air plugs that are rotorys (and let someone steal them...)

I forget the others ones...I don't even have the car yet, but i always liked how they integrated the rotory into everything.

aren't there any more? there has to be some on the bottom of the car...hehehe

serff
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 03:46 PM
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Originally posted by serff
aren't there any more? there has to be some on the bottom of the car...hehehe
As long as the wheels aren't triangular, I'm happy!

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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 04:46 PM
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I was mowing the lawn today and found myself cutting from the edges, inward, in a rotor-like shape. The saddest part is that my lawn is rectangular :p
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 09:27 PM
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Originally posted by serff
you missed a bunch oh them! I don't have the time to make pictures though...

There is the engine cover
the hood has a big triangle in it to go along with the engine cover
The seat backs for the head rest
the rotory accent package
the shift ****
you can get the wheel center rotory covers
you can also get the air plugs that are rotorys (and let someone steal them...)

I forget the others ones...I don't even have the car yet, but i always liked how they integrated the rotory into everything.

aren't there any more? there has to be some on the bottom of the car...hehehe

serff

I didn't include them because they were the obvious ones
and yes you can see similar shapes on other cars if you look hard enough, but I think the designers had a lot of fun with the '8'
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 01:52 AM
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crazy website
I would have never picked up on that
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 07:30 AM
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Some of you guys just fall for every piece if crap going, amazing.

What is also amazing is that you get the same triangle in every car on the road, maybe more.

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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 07:40 AM
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One more - if you take the engine apart, and look inside the rotor chamber, there is a triangular shaped device inside that! Amazing!

<retires to a safe distance>
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 07:46 AM
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Oh, I love that - thanks
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 10:38 AM
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d00d, my friend has a Nissan with a 4-cylinder engine. We were looking and there's circles _everywhere_ on it! There's the tires, the gas cap, the stereo *****, and even ... the steering wheel! Pretty amazing!
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 07:59 PM
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Originally posted by Eradicator
d00d, my friend has a Nissan with a 4-cylinder engine. We were looking and there's circles _everywhere_ on it! There's the tires, the gas cap, the stereo *****, and even ... the steering wheel! Pretty amazing!


you dont say.....:D
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 12:37 PM
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One more - if you take the engine apart, and look inside the rotor chamber, there is a triangular shaped device inside that! Amazing!...
Actually, sounds like you missed the other one in there. :p

Check inside the clear lens of the headlights - along the bottom of the housing. There's a teeny tiny one in each.
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 06:28 PM
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Originally posted by Racer X-8
Actually, sounds like you missed the other one in there. :p

Check inside the clear lens of the headlights - along the bottom of the housing. There's a teeny tiny one in each.
Good catch - Yes on the bottom front of the low beam there is one - thanks
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 03:01 AM
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that was the first one I noticed
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 08:34 AM
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I was mowing the lawn today and found myself cutting from the edges, inward, in a rotor-like shape.
I smell a new rx8 commercial
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