Tb0n3 comments on Thanks, I hate it

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 70 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Wasn't one unit of horsepower meant to represent sustained power, not peak power of a horse?

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[–] gramathy@lemmy.ml 35 points 3 years ago

Average, not necessarily sustained. Horse gotta rest at some point regardless of how much power it’s putting out

Iirc it’s an average over 1 day (24hrs) without regard to rest. So even sustained a horse is putting out more than 1hp at any given point in time

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[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 years ago

That would be a logical explanation... Get out!

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[–] atocci@kbin.social 11 points 3 years ago

It's supposed to be the amount of work a strong horse can perform over one day on average.

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