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		marcosdumay 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The scientific “unit” we call the decibel Yes, those are the reasons why nobody uses horsepower in an engineering context.

badlibrarian 4 months ago [–]

I suppose if you don't count the engineers who work on engines. Or those expensive dynos that use the big font to report horsepower then plot it on the chart along with torque.

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