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> A horse working for an hour nonstop would be .7kW hrs. More like 8.4kWh. > data from the horse pulling contest at the 1925 Iowa State Fair showing that peak
by rhn_mk1 5y ago
> A horse working for an hour nonstop would be .7kW hrs.
More like 8.4kWh.
> data from the horse pulling contest at the 1925 Iowa State Fair showing that peak mechanical power output of a horse is 12-14.9 HP.
https://doi.org/10.1038/364195a0 https://doi.org/10.1038/364195a0
- Animats 5y agoThat's peak. Average is much lower. 1 HP is supposed to be a horse on a treadmill for a full day of work. A horse in acceleration is outputting far more than that for a few seconds.