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Originally Posted by hornet_on_flower
but if the breaker bar doesn't work then you have to heat it up with a torch and use BP' laster/wd-40 and wait a few minutesor just tap it with a hammer for the oil to seep in
a heavy rock as torque in it when you throw it and it breaks some thing (like a window or a glass bottle) i think
a heavy rock as torque in it when you throw it and it breaks some thing (like a window or a glass bottle) i think
we need a ppl dyno who wanna do it so we can find out, i'm bettin its gonna be around 0.5 or some thing or less
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I think I heard a human has about 1/4 of a horsepower, and I also recall that the average horse has about 2.5 horsepower. A clydesdale (like the budweiser horses) has 5 or 6. Apparently the "horsepower" is just some arbitrary unit dreamt up by Watt.
I don't fully agree. I know you're making an example to make the gearing more understandable, but in the case of the breaker bar it doesn't matter how quickly or slowly I push on the wrench. All that matters is the force applied and the length of the bar. Which is torque.
If, for some insane reason, I'm in a "get the nut off the bolt first" contest, and if its got really rusty threads so maybe its difficult to turn the nut even after you loosen it a bit, THEN the speed at which you turn the breaker bar matters. But that in my mind still equates to engine RPM, not horsepower directly. I recall there's a formula that translates RPM and torque into horsepower, so maybe I'm just splitting hairs...
By adding the leverage of length to the wrench, you actually move your hand more than you would without the breaker bar. This is where quick guys have an advantage. . . if you can move quickly, strength (or torque) is not as important, as the breaker bar provides the torque. If you were hyped on speed, you may get that lug nut off faster than the really buff guy with the short wrench.
If, for some insane reason, I'm in a "get the nut off the bolt first" contest, and if its got really rusty threads so maybe its difficult to turn the nut even after you loosen it a bit, THEN the speed at which you turn the breaker bar matters. But that in my mind still equates to engine RPM, not horsepower directly. I recall there's a formula that translates RPM and torque into horsepower, so maybe I'm just splitting hairs...
