H.P. Equivalent

guido · Aug 15, 2009

Hello,
We are always talking about Horse Power and I thought that would be fun to see how many sources of energy is equal 1 H.P. that we can come up with on this board.

Guido.

Uncle Ernie · Aug 15, 2009

One Horse? And a pretty good size one at that I bet. Percheron or Belgian.

guido · Aug 15, 2009

Hello Uncle Ernie,
The Horse Power i was looking for, is the one that is equal to 2 ponies or one fullsize horse.
I've been up too long my fingers are getting all thumbs, and tongue twisted. I'm sure things will look better in the morning?
Guido.

OldFarmTractor · Aug 16, 2009

For short periods of time, a student running up stairs can put out one horsepower. But they have to have a larger mass and be able to run quickly.

guido · Aug 16, 2009

Hello oldfarmtractor,

1 H.P. = 42.44 BTU'S per minute.
Guido.

steveormary · Aug 16, 2009

742 watts = 1hp.

steveormary

guido · Aug 16, 2009

Hello steveormary,
1 H.P.= 745.7 watts, and is usually rounded off as 746 watts. That is my guess.
Have a good day!
Guido.

GA Dave · Aug 16, 2009

Talk about a can of worms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! David..................

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower

buickanddeere · Aug 17, 2009

More HP than that. I did 2.21HP on the stairs in high school physics class.

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