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ELI5: What does "horsepower" mean for an Engine? - Reddit
A horsepower is the average power of one draft horse during routine, non-strenuous activity. Measuring the engine in these units compares it with a horse, how many times is the engine more powerful than a horse.

Converting Horsepower... to Duckpower? : r/theydidthemath - Reddit
It turns out that it is quite feasible to convert from horsepower to duckpower using a simple formula based on the animals' average mass. You're looking at about 131.2 ducks to 1 horse, so simply multiply your horsepower figure by that, and you get the duckpower number.

WTF is horsepower and does it actually matter? - Reddit
Horsepower is a marketing term invented to compare the approximate work a “typical” horse can do to the work a steam engine can do in the 1800s.

What is the exact locations (X Y Z) of the SeaTruck Horsepower ... - Reddit
So, since this thread is what always comes up when you google this annoying problem, I'm going to share the easy, foolproof, coordinates-free method I've eventually figured out that will get you to the Horsepower AND Afterburner upgrades in minutes.

way to see horsepower? : r/BeamNG - Reddit
I just downloaded the game and wanted to see how much horsepower a car could make, i searched the internet for answers but i couldnt find any.

Horsepower vs torque? What's more important? : r/cars - Reddit
I've been researching about cars more and more lately, and while cars are my biggest hobby there's one thing I'm stuck on, and that's why horsepower us more important than torque, to performance.

What exactly is "horsepower"? Is it literally the power of one ... - Reddit
One horsepower was originally defined as the rate at which a horse could comfortably perform work all day long. One horsepower is equivalent 550 foot-pounds of work per second. This is the power required to lift a 550-pound weight over a distance of one foot in one second (or 1,100 pounds 1 foot in 2 seconds, or 275 pounds 2 feet in 1 second ...

How much horsepower do you really need? - Reddit
Horsepower is complete horse shit, because it doesn't take into account weight, torque, transmission, gear size/length, throttle response, tire width, tire diameter, or drivetrain.

Horsepower : r/memes - Reddit
Some horses can produce about 15 horsepower for a short period of time, but 1 horsepower continuously. Citing measurements made at the 1926 Iowa State Fair, they reported that the peak power over a few seconds has been measured to be as high as 14.9 hp (11.1 kW) and also observed that for sustained activity, a work rate of about 1 hp (0.75 kW) per horse is consistent with agricultural advice ...

Starship "horsepower" : r/SpaceXLounge - Reddit
Welcome to r/SpaceXLounge, the sister subreddit to r/SpaceX, and a place for relaxed and laid-back discussion. We recommend Old Reddit with r/SpaceXLounge. This subreddit is not an official outlet for SpaceX information.36 votes, 19 comments. true