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The unit of measurement we refer to as horsepower was originally used to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draught horses.
Today we're still comparing mechanical piston engines' power output with that of horses. How about a real comparision of power, such as how many horses would it take to free a stranded tanker?
A US man travelling through Pennsylvania spotted an Amish horse team performing a surprising feat: pulling a large tanker out of the snow.
Joel Appleman was driving to work in central Pennsylvania when he came across the equine sescue team in action safely pulling the stranded truck out of the snow.
Fortunately he managed to get it all on camera in this triumph of old technology over new:
Today we're still comparing mechanical piston engines' power output with that of horses. How about a real comparision of power, such as how many horses would it take to free a stranded tanker?
A US man travelling through Pennsylvania spotted an Amish horse team performing a surprising feat: pulling a large tanker out of the snow.
Joel Appleman was driving to work in central Pennsylvania when he came across the equine sescue team in action safely pulling the stranded truck out of the snow.
Fortunately he managed to get it all on camera in this triumph of old technology over new:
