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The term comes from an engineer who was working on steam engines. He calculated the average amount of weight a pony could pull a certain distance. He chose ponies because they were used to move coal out of mines. He decided to increase that average by 50% and call it horse power. It quickly became an easy way to measure power in cars. The people who used this term had much more contact with horses than elephants so horse power would make more sense to them. Had the term been established in Africa or Asia elephant power could be have been a likely candidate.
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What is the horsepower of an elephant?
Elephants have around 2hp. So that's the equivalent of 23.452 Mercedes S class engines.
What is a father elephant called?
elephant
What is a female elephant called?
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What the elephant in jungle book called?
that elephant in jungle book is called fat but
What is a baby African elephant called?
The name for a baby elephant is calf. The elephant's mother would be called a cow, and the father would be called a bull.
What is the horsepower of an elephant?
Elephants have around 2hp. So that's the equivalent of 23.452 Mercedes S class engines.
Which animal is used to measure engine power?
The horse. It is called horsepower.
What does bhp brake horsepower mean?
Brake horse power is the power output of the drive shaft on an engine without the power loss caused by the gears, transmission, friction, etc. The actual useful horsepower delivered to the propellor or wheel is called the shaft horsepower. Its also called effective ,true, wheel horsepower as well as other terms. The term horsepower is is not a good measurement of power as there asre too many different systems of measuring horsepower. The current trend is to use kilowatts or megawatts.
Is the power of engines measured in hydraulic power or horsepower?
Engine power is measured in horsepower.
What is the male elephant is called?
A male elephant is called a bull or a tusker.A male elephant is called a bull.
Watts and horsepower are both units of what?
Watts and horsepower are both units of power.
Why is it called brake horsepower?
Brake horse power is the amount of engine power which makes it to the wheels. This is different from the actual output at the engine.
What famale elephant called?
A female elephant is called a cow and a male elephant is called a bull. A baby is called a calf.
What is compound word for power?
Compound words with power: horsepower, overpower,superpower
What is a male elephant?
A male elephant is called a bull or a tusker.A male elephant is called a bull.
What is the baby of the elephant called?
The baby of an elephant is called a calf
What is a newborn elephant called?
A newborn elephant is called a calf.
