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To: mad_as_he$$

A one horse pony would be a one HP pony???
I dunno...
Joe needs to be put in a memory care home.


6 posted on 12/22/2020 11:42:58 PM PST by dadgum (Overjoyed to be the Pariah.)
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To: dadgum

Exactly! A horse power was originally based(roughly) upon a draft horse. It would take 6-7 ponies to equal a draft horse’s power.

https://www.thoughtco.com/where-did-the-term-horsepower-come-from-4153171


16 posted on 12/23/2020 1:16:28 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("I don't know why they still make bolts." David Freiburger)
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