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What Is Your Home’S Power/weight Ratio?
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Oct 30 2014 09:30 PM | eds in Green Living
You know that a car with 300 hp and weighs 6K lbs,
. . . will accelerate slower than a car with 150 hp and weighs 1500 lbs,
. . . because each horsepower in the former car must drive 20 lbs,,
. . . whereas each of the latter car’s horses must propel 10 lbs
. . . (adjusting for things like aerodynamics of course).
Improving power-to-weight ratios, is why the best marathoners stay rail thin, and
. . . people buy carbon fiber spoke nipples for their bicycle wheels.
Lowering weight is often the easiest strategy for gaining effective power.
How does that pertain to your home? 'The Greenest Home'
10-30-2014 Source: What's Your Home’s Power/Weight Ratio?
. . . will accelerate slower than a car with 150 hp and weighs 1500 lbs,
. . . because each horsepower in the former car must drive 20 lbs,,
. . . whereas each of the latter car’s horses must propel 10 lbs
. . . (adjusting for things like aerodynamics of course).
Improving power-to-weight ratios, is why the best marathoners stay rail thin, and
. . . people buy carbon fiber spoke nipples for their bicycle wheels.
Lowering weight is often the easiest strategy for gaining effective power.
How does that pertain to your home? 'The Greenest Home'
10-30-2014 Source: What's Your Home’s Power/Weight Ratio?
