Han wrote in USMA 23538:
Re: [USMA:23528] Re: CaballosCarlton was right: he wrote: If your car has a 120 kW engine, it has about 160 horsepower or caballos .....Joe wrote: If your car has a 120 kW engine, it has 161 hp The only difference is that Carlton, just like I do, take the horsepower as equal to 750 W by rounding up. The power of cars is not that measurement sensitive that it needs to be converted with the precize factors of 736 W for the European animal and 745 W for the English speaking animal. Han ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph B. Reid To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Thursday, 2002-11-21 15:39 Subject: [USMA:23530] Re: Caballos Carlton got things upside down in USMA 23528. He wrote: If your car has a 120 kW engine, it has about 160 horsepower or caballos or chevals or pferds or whatever. 160 is bigger than 120. The car appears more powerful. Bigger is better. If your car has a 120 kW engine, it has 161 hp. Joseph B. Reid
This is all a misunderstanding. Carleton's posting came out on my screen in a font that made 160 look like 100 to my eyes, (html perhaps?).
