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not only germans would like to forget.nice tidbit, (archive)
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Posted by though (EOM) Nick Pon on October 30, 2000 at 17:15:32:

In Reply to: Creepy Trivia re: "cyclone" posted by paul (at Maximill...) on October 30, 2000 at 10:29:29:


A somewhat creepy bit of BMW trivia for all of you with various cars with those "cyclone" filters:

"Cyclone" is a clever mis-translation of the word "Zyklon". Zyklon, or Zyklon B actually, was used as a lethal gas agent in Concentration camps back in the 40's. Apparently Zyklon removes moisture from incoming intake air on motors but carries with it some unfortunate memories the Germans might like to forget. (Hence the friendly "Cyclone" misnomer.)

Yeah, I know - nasty way to start the week - but interesting to note, none the less.


Paul
Maximillian Importing Co.




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