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Topicwait a single horse can produce up to 15 horse power? why call it horse power??
monkmith
07/17/20 9:09:50 AM
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because people are stupid, and someone realized back when steam engines were just becoming a thing that relating the strength of an engine to a relatable standpoint made more sense to the common man then throwing out terms like watts or foot-pounds.

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