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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I would argue that the correct translation of Zeug is more like "thing". Wagen would be "car" in the context of the cartoon. But then it wouldn't sound absurd and their lowball attempt at humor wouldn't work.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

TIL some StarCraft objects are called Zergzeug

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Specifically a tool, like a Werkzeug for example.

Edit: that's what I get for commenting after only reading the first panel then, haha.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Agreed. Stoff would be the German for stuff. The Germans had a rocket propelled interceptor plane called the Komet, and its two parts of fuel were called C-Stoff and Z-Stoff.

I imagine the military looking at the names for the things and going “yeah, we need to dumb it down for our grunts.”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Car is short for carriage.