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Originally Posted by cmroseberry
I remember an anecdote from a Ford aerodynamicist who was shocked by the ignorance of a manager who suggested a car model should have a "lamilar flow grille" rather than using the correct word: laminar.
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Actually, "lamellar" is the correct word; in this context it roughly could be called "the shingling effect" via the blades of the grillework arranged the way they are.
So, too bad, Dilbert was wrong this time and the manager was right.
