Today I learned the metric equivalent of horsepower is, horsepower. You’d think someone would have come up with a better name.
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The metric equivalent, if you’re talking about how it’s measured in places like Europe, is kilowatts.
As far as arbitrary units of measurement go, horsepower and candlepower at least sound cool.
I had not heard of candle power before but foot-candles always gets a chuckle out of me for ridiculous name
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In Portuguese it’s called steam-horse (cavalo-vapor)
It’s the same in Spanish and Catalan
Never heard of anyone using it. Is it mostly used by technicians?
I think I only heard/read it once or twice, but yes, I think most shorten it to just cavalos
