Turns out your average horse can actually output 14.9 horsepower
I feel lied to
@troubleMoney Yes, we are fast. Often faster than ourselves!
@troubleMoney Hence inflation of horsepower alues of cars.
@troubleMoney That's probably peak power (I was told it's 2 or 3 for sustainable power). But it's true, the horsepower is invented by steam engineer. The low value is a bit of nineteenth century marketing.
"Infact during short duration high intensity bursts of energy during activities such as sprinting a fit human can produce power of around 1000 Watts which is more than 1 hp and during sustained moderate to high intensity physical activities like cycling fit humans can produce power of around 200–400 Watts which is around 0.5 hp, when it is quite evident and understandable that humans are much smaller and less powerful than horses."
https://www.quora.com/Does-1hp-horse-power-mean-power-of-one-horse
@troubleMoney IN SHORT BURSTS