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[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 75 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It's true!

Although it may seem safe to assume that one horsepower is the output a horse is capable of creating at any one time, that is incorrect. In fact, the maximum output of a horse can be up to 15 horsepower,[2] and the maximum output of a human is a bit more than a single horsepower. For extreme athletes, this output can be even higher with Tour de France riders outputting around 1.2 horsepower for around 15 seconds, and just under 0.9 horsepower for a minute.[3]
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Horsepower

I must now once again question the nature of reality.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 66 points 1 year ago

the maximum output of a horse can be up to 15 horsepower,

That's the problem. The unit was not developed on the maximum power a horse could put out. It was intended to be what a typical horse could continuously sustain throughout the work day.

[–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

HP from now on is called humanpower.

[–] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's called "Health Points" smh

[–] CubbyTustard@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

what about Harmonica Practice?

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Just another silly quirk of the imperial system.

Metric uses kilowatts.

[–] ForestOrca@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Keep questioning! For Science!

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pro sprinters (cyclists) can temporarily put out over 2hp according to their data logs.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Horsepower is averaged based on an extended time period, how much power a horse can put out on average while constantly working. They can't do 15 hp on a constant basis, they can only do it for a relatively brief period of time, so their average is 1 hp. A 15 hp engine can run at 15 hp for a much longer period of time, which a horse can't do. If the engine was hypothetically capable of working consistently without ever breaking down, it would be able to run at 15 hp indefinitely. But even with the machine's lifespan in mind, it can still run for years at the same output, which is impossible for a horse.

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it can still run for years at the same output, which is impossible for a horse.

Depends which horse.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Well of course we have a unit, cu. hp, (coked up horsepower) for that.

[–] saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it’s between 1 and 15, depending on factors like how tired, or if his horse girlfriend broke up with him for that dumb old stud.

[–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I need a horse with something to prove to itself

[–] ciko22i3@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

Every kilowatt has 1000 watts

[–] Zoldyck@discuss.online 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So how much HP does Bojack Horseman have?

If a human has 1 (according to another comment) and a horse has 15, then I'm going to say that a "horseman" has 8.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Interestingly, I read the images as skeletor, if you know what I mean

nyaaaaah