matt and i got to talking about cars and horsepower tonight. i wondered, how efficient is a horse compared to a car?
we did some very rough calculations:
a horse and car are about the same. but, a person is way more efficient!
Friday, July 29, 2011
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loving the CR standards, Carol!
If a car can move 2600 pounds 30 miles on 130 MJ, that seems rather more efficient than being able to move 160 pounds 10 miles on 8 MJ.
that is a good point, michael. it would be more accurate to factor how much it could carry.
i was just thinking in terms of inputs and outputs. but, there is much more output from a car.
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