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HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

Car being delivered by 2 horsepower, 1930s?

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The fact that the power of 1 horse ≠ 1 horsepower is the most American thing ever.
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  Blaming Americans for Scottish math…
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  It’s a scottish definition by James Watt, not American.
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    Ah you’re right. It’s still crazy IMO
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      It makes sense people just don’t understand power over time very well.

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