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1 horsepower approximates the sustained work output of a horse A healthy human can sustain about 0.1 hp indefinitely which is 74.5 watts 1 horsepower is the sustained effort of ten people 1 horse power = 745.6 watts = 33000 ft-lb/min The average american uses 13,250 kWh/year in electricity Which is 36 kwh/day Which is 1512 watts constant US average per person electrical energy is like 20 human slaves 24 hours per day 60 human slaves on 8 hour shifts 7 days a week

Does anyone that goes to theblaze.com have trouble getting pages to load. Don't know if it's them or I don't have enough horse power.

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An op-ed written by an economics professor at the University of Georgia counters Gore’s dire assertions, and fervently stated that this invention is actually saving the planet. In his piece published Tuesday in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dwight R. Lee wrote (h/t JunkScience.com, emphasis mine throughout): "The motto of all environmentalists should be "Thank goodness for the internal combustion engine." Got your attention? Good, for Lee was armed for Gore, err, I mean bear: The abuse heaped on the internal combustion engine by environmentalists was never justified. But a recent story on cow flatulence in the British newspaper, The Independent, makes...

Would anyone be able to share a useful link for horsepower/engine/make/model comparison lists? I'm actually more concerned about power and would like to start shopping from that perspective and then narrow it down from there. I've been with GM products for over 10 years. Specifically my last two cars had V6 3800 Series II Supercharged, L67s (240HP.) That's been good, but I'm ready to consider anything powerful going forward. Thanks!

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Volkswagen's latest product probably won't be very good on gas and it has a rather high price tag. But that hasn't stopped a handful of people from putting down payments on the car before production started earlier this month. Each Bugatti Veyron 16.4 will cost an estimated $1.24 million, according to media reports. For that, buyers will get an all-wheel-drive two-seat sports car with a lightweight carbon-fiber body and 16-cylinder engine capable of producing 1,001 horsepower. VW purchased the Bugatti name in 1998, according to a report in the industry newspaper Automotive News Europe, and introduced...

The Car & Driver magazine top 10 cars of 1985 included Hondas, Chevrolets, a Porsche, and otherwise many of the same makes that are on the list today. What is striking about the 1985 list are the inflation-adjusted prices, especially in the context of weight and horsepower. Here are some examples from the 1985 list with horsepower, base price in 1985 dollars and adjusted 2003 dollars (in parentheses), weight, and horsepower-to-weight ratio*: Honda Accord: 86–101 hp, $8900 ($15,200), 2220 lbs, 22 lb/hp Chevrolet Corvette: 230 hp, $25,000 ($42,500), 3250 lbs, 14 lb/hp Dodge Caravan: 101–104 hp, $9600 ($16,435), 3300 lbs,...