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Horsepower

An imperial unit of power. 1 Hp = 746 W
It would take a car travelling up a 3.2 degree slope with drag coefficient .33 and cross sectional area 2.5m^2 44 Horsepower to go 100km/h. Excluding friction.
Horsepower by volga11 December 9, 2008

horsepower hill

Any large, hillclimb that requires skill and brute hosrepower to successfully negotiate.
We went to Dove Springs and saw many riders attempting to climb Horsepower Hill.

Just about every motorcycle riding area has its own 'horsepower hill'.
horsepower hill by mreverting September 19, 2007

Mental Horsepower 

When you personally have made a repair to a machine and feel that it works better just because you worked on it. Even if the part of the machine you worked on would not make it work any better.
Jim: "I replaced the heater core in my car, now it seems faster..."
Sam: "I've heard of that before."
Jim: "Seems to run smoother too!?"
Sam: "That's Mental Horsepower!"
Mental Horsepower by MNIGHT August 21, 2009

Don't leave horsepower in the showroom 

A metaphorical rule to live by: don't make the mistake of choosing the cheaper option to save a buck in the short run, when you'll curse yourself later for not getting the better-grade product/service in the long run.
Eric: "What was I thinking buying that Porsche with the V-4 instead of the V-6 -- it handled like a Formula 1 car but is a total slug in a straight line!"
Tim: "Dude, you broke rule number 1 -- don't leave horsepower in the showroom."
And so --
Maddie: "This well Margarita sucks -- why didn't I get the Cadillac for two bucks more?"
Amy: "Exactly. Don't leave horsepower in the showroom, sweetie."

Horsepower

Horsepower is directly related to torque. With a low torque output, you will have a low horsepower output. Torque will start higher in the low RPM's but will always cross with horsepower at 5252.

Horsepower = (Torque x RPM) / 5252
Check out that car, it has so much horsepower.

No. It has a lot of torque.
Horsepower by T-I.net December 29, 2008

Mental Horsepower 

Mental horsepower refers to intelligence in the purest sense of cognitive ability and memory.
Those with high MH have the ability to learn math and science easily and trivially.
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