A Simpler Explanation Of The Measurement Of ONE HORSE POWER
One horsepower equals 550 foot pounds (pound feet) per second. In high school, in physics class, I generated 1 horsepower by running up a flight of stairs. :) Housted
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One horsepower to run up stairs sounds right. According to Wikipedia, A healthy human can produce 1.2 horsepower briefly, but 0.1 over a sustained period. Trained athletes can produce 2.5 housepower briefly, and Usain Bolt produced 3.5 horsepower in breaking the 100 meter dash record in 2009.
A typical plow horse can generate about one horsepower over a sustained period. A horse generated 14.9 housepower (briefly) measured at the 1926 Iowa state fair.
A typical plow horse can generate about one horsepower over a sustained period. A horse generated 14.9 housepower (briefly) measured at the 1926 Iowa state fair.
