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Thanks, I hate it (startrek.website)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 125 points 11 months ago

the maximum output of a horse can be up to 15 horsepower,

That's the problem. The unit was not developed on the maximum power a horse could put out. It was intended to be what a typical horse could continuously sustain throughout the work day.

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