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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

thats not a sustainable amount of horsepower for a horse, but it is for an engine. Notably engines are better at moving heavy loads for longer and uphill. The name is misleading though. It should be like "sustained horsepower"

[–] uis@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wikipedia: "Two common definitions used today are the imperial horsepower, which is about 745.7 watts, and the metric horsepower, which is approximately 735.5 watts."

Oh fuck!

The name is misleading though, it should be like "non-systemic unit of power" or "non-SI unit of power".

[–] Omega_Man@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

While it does sound cool to say my car has 490 NSU, I think horsepower is still cooler. Horses are cool.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Watt is better unit of power.

[–] Omega_Man@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Watt are you even talking about?