Thanks, I hate it
Thanks, I hate it
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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/HorsepowerI must now once again question the nature of reality.
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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.
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Also why switching horses was a thing: a fully rested horse could run at a higher hp, then change horses and the new one could keep outputting thevhigher up whilecthe previous one rested.
Like switching rechargeable batteries, only the battery was the horse.
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It's just playing with fractions and linear extrapolation. Horsepower has a time denominator. If you measure how fast I can run (not fast) in .1 second intervals, then take the highest number and extrapolate that to miles per hour it will seem impressive.
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Just another silly quirk of the imperial system.
Metric uses kilowatts.
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Keep questioning! For Science!
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you have to be a horse to do the tour de france
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Isn't it 1/15 of a horse? This makes my head hurt...
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maybe a horse operating at 1/15th of it’s power would also work? i’m not really sure anymore
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Pro sprinters (cyclists) can temporarily put out over 2hp according to their data logs.
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