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		culopatin on Sept 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Virginia maps out optional per-mile road fee progr... Sorry to be this guy but Axel is a name and axle is the rotating shaft.

dtgriscom on Sept 8, 2021 [–]

No, "axel" is a figure skating move. (Which is named after a guy.)

culopatin on Sept 8, 2021 | [–]

Ah yes! My girlfriend did this move a few days ago and I thought of axles lol. I guess they also do them in dance. It looks like a complicated spin no?

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