Antpower, was Re: The Nanogirl News~

From: Michael M. Butler (mmb@spies.com)
Date: Mon May 12 2003 - 19:45:57 MDT

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    On Mon, 12 May 2003 17:55:03 -0700 (PDT), Adrian Tymes
    <wingcat@pacbell.net> wrote:
    > Inverting that, you'd need about
    > 500,000 ants to generate one horsepower, assuming
    > perfect conversion of lifting power to whatever output
    > form (electricity, rotary motion) you desire. In
    > reality, conversion losses would multiply that.
    >
    > When you consider the volume needed to store, harness,
    > feed, motivate, et al that many ants, it might be more
    > efficient - to say nothing of far cheaper - to get
    > that 1 horsepower from a horse.

    Ah, but now thanks to you, we have the conversion factor: 1 hp = .5 Map.

    Thanks, that goes in my obscure measurements file. 

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