r/nextfuckinglevel 17h ago

110 HP steam tractor pull

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u/ThaScoopALoop 16h ago

110 HP, 1000 lbf/ft!

u/hysys_whisperer 12h ago

What's a lbs/ft?  You mean lb-ft.  Foot goes in the numerator with lbs.  Not the denominator as you noted.

u/Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot 8h ago

The notation would be fine if they reversed the numbers also, Lb/ft torque would get smaller as the force got bigger.

u/hysys_whisperer 8h ago

Lb/ft would never be torque anyway.  Torque is always force times length.

u/Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot 8h ago

Youre right, it seems I am justified in not continuing my engineering career.