Today I learned the metric equivalent of horsepower is, horsepower. You’d think someone would have come up with a better name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower

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[–] 39 points 1 year ago

The metric equivalent, if you're talking about how it's measured in places like Europe, is kilowatts.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    As far as arbitrary units of measurement go, horsepower and candlepower at least sound cool.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    In Portuguese it's called steam-horse (cavalo-vapor)

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