Actually the maximum output of a horse is around 15 horsepower.
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2024
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So horses are just tiny horses in a trenchcoat?
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.
When this picture was taken, only the well-off could afford a car.
Today, only the well-off can afford a horse.
Tomorrow, we won't be able to afford either.
Only if we accept our future are we bound to it!
"Why didn't you just drive the car here?"
"Well, what if it broke down? Horses are more reliable."
Nothing changed, new cars are still moved around by truck.
Erm ackshually one horse provides much more than 1 horsepower ☝️ 🤓
Erm ackshually, depending on whether it's at rest or not, a Horse may produce zero horsepower.
"They took our jerbs"
Neigh
Looks like a ~'31 Rolls Royce Phantom? Somewhere around 29/30/31/32, after that the styling was different.
I mean it's the equivalent of having your Tesla delivered by a gas truck
The fact that the power of 1 horse ≠ 1 horsepower is the most American thing ever.
Blaming Americans for Scottish math.....
It's a scottish definition by James Watt, not American.
Ah you're right. It's still crazy IMO
It makes sense people just don't understand power over time very well.
I feel like the horse, working for a company that will automate thousands of jobs with AI... and eventually mine as well.
Saw a photo at the local Fire Museum. Circa 1920; firemen were using a horse drawn engine, but the ambulance was a truck.