Subject	actually it is
Posted by	pilotgod404 on June 05, 2005 at 10:32 AM
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In Reply To	HP isn't a theoretical measurement, it's a real world figure posted by turtleboy on June 05, 2005 at 03:56 AM
Message	The term horsepower was invented by the engineer James Watt. Watt lived from 1736 to 1819 and is most famous for his work on improving the performance of steam engines. We are also reminded of him every day when we talk about 60-watt light bulbs. The story goes that Watt was working with ponies lifting coal at a coal mine, and he wanted a way to talk about the power available from one of these animals. He found that, on average, a mine pony could do 22,000 foot-pounds of work in a minute. He then increased that number by 50 percent and pegged the measurement of horsepower at 33,000 foot-pounds of work in one minute. It is that arbitrary unit of measure that has made its way down through the centuries and now appears on your car, your lawn mower, your chain saw and even in some cases your vacuum cleaner! id like to point out the "arbitrary unit of measure" part incase you missed that. :P taken from [ http://auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower1.htm ] david
Follow Ups	tuning for torque vs tuning for horsepower, kinda - ZVersion3.2 21:54:48 06/04/05 I believe 5252rpm (n/m) - shawn300zTT GT28R soon 22:27:27 06/04/05 Re: tuning for torque vs tuning for horsepower, kinda - grahfz 22:36:20 06/04/05 HP isn't a theoretical measurement, it's a real world figure - turtleboy 03:56:21 06/05/05 actually it is - pilotgod404 10:32:32 06/05/05 true, but in that sense, 'foot-pound' is no less arbitrary (n/m) - PhishZ 17:13:08 06/05/05
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