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Fun fact: The term horsepower came about in the 1700's, when inventor James Watt was trying to explain the power of steam engines. He took the time to watch ponies, averaging how much power they produced in a minute. Watt came up with the estimate that an average pony produced 22,000 foot-pounds of work each minute.
Another fun fact: The watt is named after James Watt (1736–1819), an 18th-century Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved the Newcomen engine with his own steam engine in 1776. Watt's invention was fundamental for the Industrial Revolution.
Yet even another fun fact: OP is a bundle of sticks :)
Have a great weekend all!
ceraxis
That horse was ready and stoked
Kiloran1
@ElbowDeepInAHorse
daychilde
Steam power was invented by Jimmy Steam
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPFZrRD3J8
Gibblestick
That horse is probably making 10+ horse power. A healthy human can exceed 1. It's a really low estimate)
ElroydIsGone
You're talking short peaks, where horses can go up to 15HP, but 1HP is the constant base load they can sustain over the day at average.
NirvanaNik
I like to think a horse just walking at a normal speed is 1 horsepower.
CrazyViruss
I thought that was African swallows