It takes one horse to make one horsepower, but even today in the city you cannot house a horse (coral a horse) no room and no feed.
So take the common hamster. only 4,500 of them to equal one horsepower, this means my geo metro has 225,000 hamster power!
The squeeking wheels would drive you batty, I know, but how heavy are 220,000 hamster wheels?
The car wouldnt run!
an average coconut is 3 pounds and the tree is 30 feet high
8 falling coconuts equal 1 horsepower. If we plant enough trees so that on the average 8 fall ever second, this could heat the earth and cause global warming just a bit sooner than otherwise would have occured.
WHALES!
Whale harassment" is a federal offense. It's punishable by up to $10,000 in fines. Do not try this at homew.
A whale weighs 150 tonnes and can froduce up to 800 horsepower.
put one of these on a dragster!
But.. again the weight!
seems like the only animals are elephants and horses and cows.
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Alternate animal power
by grabby » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 00:00:26
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Re: Alternate animal power
by IslandCrow » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 01:51:36
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('grabby', '
')seems like the only animals are elephants and horses and cows.
')seems like the only animals are elephants and horses and cows.
What about yaks, lamas, reindeer, huskies, buffalos...?
And you could check out the tread on using large goats to pull carriages (sorry no link, as I am feeling to lazy to search for it).
If you are looking for more work, but not necessarily physical power, then animals to some extent (as well as well places plants) can help with pest control replacing all those interesting chemicals that we tend to spread every where.
We should teach our children the 4-Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rejoice.
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Re: Alternate animal power
by grabby » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 04:40:51
Some goats butt their heads so hard that their hooves fall off!
Serious!
The names Donner and Blitzen stand for thunder and lightning, respectively! from the loud cracking. .Its a real problem!
Without their hooves they are useless for pulling...
And frogs are the only animals that NEVER SLEEP!
There are more people alive today, than have EVER died!
Elephants are capable of swimming twenty miles a day. They use their trunks as natural snorkels.
Blue whales are not only the largest animals but also the loudest. They have been recorded making noises at 188 decibels. If you are having a peak party, do NOT invite the blue whales!
It would take 13 years and eight months to stay one night in every room at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas and Beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes.
Armadillos can be house broken though! Serious!
lots of potential in the animal world.
Serious!
The names Donner and Blitzen stand for thunder and lightning, respectively! from the loud cracking. .Its a real problem!
Without their hooves they are useless for pulling...
And frogs are the only animals that NEVER SLEEP!
There are more people alive today, than have EVER died!
Elephants are capable of swimming twenty miles a day. They use their trunks as natural snorkels.
Blue whales are not only the largest animals but also the loudest. They have been recorded making noises at 188 decibels. If you are having a peak party, do NOT invite the blue whales!
It would take 13 years and eight months to stay one night in every room at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas and Beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes.
Armadillos can be house broken though! Serious!
lots of potential in the animal world.
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Re: Alternate animal power
by IslandCrow » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 05:09:24
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('grabby', '
')lots of potential in the animal world.
')lots of potential in the animal world.
And all that cow and bullshit that in poor countries is formed into cakes (usually by hand) and dried for fuel. A better improvement is to collect the waste in tanks and let the methane gas ferment off which can be burnt, while the remaining sludge can be returned to the fields.
But sorry you mentioned cows in your first post.
We should teach our children the 4-Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rejoice.
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Re: Alternate animal power
by quizz » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 08:50:48
No mention of galley slaves? (images of low-wage workers pushing an SUV to the grocery store being cheaper than the gas that would have been used. Husband has to remind wife, "honey, I told you to save the gas for highway trips".).
My son has a VW that doesn't run so well. I told him it is a hybrid - it can be pushed *or* towed.
My son has a VW that doesn't run so well. I told him it is a hybrid - it can be pushed *or* towed.
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Re: Alternate animal power
by RonMN » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 08:53:26
How many starving barefoot suburbanites equals one horsepower?
YAH SLAVES! PULL DARN YOU...PULL!
YAH SLAVES! PULL DARN YOU...PULL!
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes.
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Re: Alternate animal power
by Ludi » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 09:28:32
I'm going to train my two Jacob sheep to pull a cart.
Super satanic power!
Super satanic power!
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Re: Alternate animal power
by benzoil » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 10:31:02
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RonMN', 'H')ow many starving barefoot suburbanites equals one horsepower?
YAH SLAVES! PULL DARN YOU...PULL!
YAH SLAVES! PULL DARN YOU...PULL!
Reminds me of my favorite line from Ben-Hur. I think of it at least once a week at work:
"Back to your oar number 37!"
Might be more literal post-peak, eh?
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Do it doggie style
by DoctorDoom » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 11:07:54
How could you all miss man's best friend? Imagine putting wheels on a dogsled...
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Re: Alternate animal power
by aflurry » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 15:26:10
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('IslandCrow', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('grabby', '
')seems like the only animals are elephants and horses and cows.
')seems like the only animals are elephants and horses and cows.
What about yaks, lamas, reindeer, huskies, buffalos...?
How about Buffoons?
Plenty of em.
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