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bayindirhyesterday at 2:56 PM3 repliesview on HN

1HP is actually ~5 horses. There was a test trying to measure it.

https://youtu.be/7qxTKtlvaVE


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beached_whaleyesterday at 3:03 PM

Other way around, a horse does more like 5-15hp

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voakbasdayesterday at 3:06 PM

One horse power is the rate a horse can sustain while working hard all day long.

solomonbyesterday at 3:06 PM

They don't make them like they used to