Maven@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhats your hot take on something that doesnt matter at all?message-squaremessage-square544linkfedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1182arrow-down1message-squareWhats your hot take on something that doesnt matter at all?Maven@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square544linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefiendishplan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 month agoHorsepower is a stupid way to measure how powerful a car is. What is this the 1800s?
minus-squareMaven@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoIts not even accurate to its name! Horses have more than 1 horse power!
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoIIRC, a horse can output more than one horsepower in bursts, but can sustain one horsepower all day.
minus-squarevaionko@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoAlso there are like 5 different horsepowers and ways to measure it
minus-squarefiendishplan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI wish I could say “no big deal” but this is really bugging me more then it should.
Horsepower is a stupid way to measure how powerful a car is. What is this the 1800s?
Its not even accurate to its name! Horses have more than 1 horse power!
IIRC, a horse can output more than one horsepower in bursts, but can sustain one horsepower all day.
Madness, utter madness.
Also there are like 5 different horsepowers and ways to measure it
I wish I could say “no big deal” but this is really bugging me more then it should.