Kyri Baker @kyrib.bsky.social · 14/11/2024To be obnoxious I’m now only describing the power ratings of common household appliances in terms of horsepower rather than Watts (1 HP = 746 Watts) My frozen burrito requires 2 minutes when used with a 1.48 HP microwave 7365 36
Dan Lehrer @stilldanlehrer.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Way too simple. Better would be measuring them in Hunga Tongas. Or Scaramuccis. 010 1
Dinos Gonatas @smokeygeo.bsky.social · 14/11/2024When i worked with mechanical engineers on compressors they used HP... 110 1
Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I’m imagining a horsepower hair dryer works kind of like thismedia.tenor.coma woman is holding a birthday cake in front of a brown horseAlt: a woman is holding a birthday cake in front of a brown horse. The horse is blowing out the candles and then celebrates and the woman laughs 010 1
Brendon Slotterback @bslotterback.bsky.social · 15/11/2024What horse is the prototype meter bar of horses, or is it just based on watts now? 120 2
Wombat @wombat-ee.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Honestly let’s all just use kVA. It’s what the grid cares about anyways. 130 3
Andrew Carter @andrewcarter.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Once converted an entire days trading report package to HP. No one was amused the next morning, including me. (Lesson learned, always save a copy of the original in MW.) 010 1
