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Old 06-29-2012, 10:11 PM
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Which H&N device is best with torque?
torque makes the belts come loose either way
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Torque...whats that?
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Originally Posted by Doug007
Love the equation! Too bad facts are irrelevant to internet discussions

How far you move the wall only relates to mass and velocity but nobody cares about that either
Meh, horsepower is a unit of work, and it takes quite a bit of work to move a wall out of place...seen it done well a few times and tried it unsuccessfully myself... once...
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Originally Posted by J richard
Meh, horsepower is a unit of work
Horsepower is a measure of the rate work (force x distance) is done. So it is not a unit of work.

Horsepower is a unit of power (work / time).

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Originally Posted by winders
Horsepower is a measure of the rate work (force x distance) is done. So it is not a unit of work.

Horsepower is a unit of power (work / time).

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HP-second is a unit measure of work.
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Originally Posted by kurt M
Which H&N device is best with torque?
the one with the wings, like........ nevermind..

Originally Posted by Doug007
Love the equation! Too bad facts are irrelevant to internet discussions

How far you move the wall only relates to mass and velocity but nobody cares about that either
actually, power =force x speed. acceleration (or deceleration)= power/(mass x velocity)
so, I would think that how far the wall is moved is going to be related to power
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Originally Posted by J richard
Meh, horsepower is a unit of work, and it takes quite a bit of work to move a wall out of place...seen it done well a few times and tried it unsuccessfully myself... once...
Ill bite.. but first, HP is not a unit of work a HP-second is a unit of work

a snail with the right gearing can move the wall, but it might take some time.

so, i think the correct answer is energy!
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Originally Posted by Tim Pruitt
Torque...whats that?
Dr. Momentum

Torque is what a flat six makes before it breaks!
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Originally Posted by Tim Pruitt
Torque...whats that?
Based on your avatar you mean HP too right?
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Originally Posted by mark kibort
Ill bite.. but first, HP is not a unit of work a HP-second is a unit of work

a snail with the right gearing can move the wall, but it might take some time.

so, i think the correct answer is energy!
That's a joule of an answer...bfaw...

I forgot what this thread was all about...

I like pancakes...
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Originally Posted by Veloce Raptor
Tequila.
Originally Posted by J richard


I like pancakes...
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