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[-] [email protected] 138 points 10 months ago

It's true!

Although it may seem safe to assume that one horsepower is the output a horse is capable of creating at any one time, that is incorrect. In fact, the maximum output of a horse can be up to 15 horsepower,[2] and the maximum output of a human is a bit more than a single horsepower. For extreme athletes, this output can be even higher with Tour de France riders outputting around 1.2 horsepower for around 15 seconds, and just under 0.9 horsepower for a minute.[3]
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Horsepower

I must now once again question the nature of reality.

[-] Tb0n3 70 points 10 months ago

Wasn't one unit of horsepower meant to represent sustained power, not peak power of a horse?

[-] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago

Average, not necessarily sustained. Horse gotta rest at some point regardless of how much power it’s putting out

Iirc it’s an average over 1 day (24hrs) without regard to rest. So even sustained a horse is putting out more than 1hp at any given point in time

[-] flambonkscious 17 points 10 months ago

That would be a logical explanation... Get out!

[-] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

It's supposed to be the amount of work a strong horse can perform over one day on average.

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