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Car being delivered by 2 horsepower, 1930s? (lemmy.world)
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[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 39 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Actually the maximum output of a horse is around 15 horsepower.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 11 points 8 months ago

So horses are just tiny horses in a trenchcoat?

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

That is an atrocious video. 5.7hp from a light draft horse is what they got. Based on setup I'm not sure their measurement is appropriately applicable to a "max" horsepower of a horse but it does seem that the horsepower of a horse could be lower than thought. The use of a light draft horse instead of a heavy draft horse is also questionable.