What is the appeal of rotary engines?

For all the downsides and reliability issues of rotary engines, what causes them to have such a strong cult following in the automotive community?

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Same reasons there are people that spread AIDS as a hobby.

SOMEONE POST THAT "look how hard i can waste oil" MEME PLEASE

It's a performance engine first, a street engine second. Designed to BRAAAAAAAAAAP, not make 5 minute trips to the store. People who are willing to sacrifice fuel economy and check their engine a bit more than a more normal one can reap the performance benefits of a light, rev happy motor.

Super smooth power delivery, revs like mad, special snowflake factor, braps.

Special snowflake status

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Its not wasting it, it's injecting it to cool and lubricate the rotor.

You don't realize how much vibration piston engines create until you've driven something with almost no vibration at all. The way the engine smoothly revs is a completely alien feeling when you first drive one.