[TheForge] Smithing question

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> 1 hp is the power required to lift 33,000 pounds 1 foot in 1 minute,
> or about 745 watts.  It is a measure of power that varies not with the
> source or nature of the power.  It is a scalar quantity.
>
> As far as I recall, the 33K # was the weight that a typical horse could
> lift 1 foot in 1 minute through tackle back in the days when the unit
> was first devised, which accounts for the odd-seeming number.

Thanks, Andy. It's not a measurement with a great deal of relevence to my
normal activities, so I don't have it memorized.

If I go into detail about horsepower, I'm usually talking about a 4 legged
equine ;-)

Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....