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May 2, 2009: 1 HP Luxury Vehicle
Join the "Green" revolution now, and when we run out of gas you'll be ahead of the curve with this 1 horsepower luxury vehicle.
OK, it is a luxury vehicle, and it is 1 horsepower, but it's designed for training race horses.
| It might look look just a big can, but this is a piece of high-tech machinery able to monitor racing animals at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The nameless vehicle has some kind of enclosure in front of it, resembling a horse starting stall, in which animals can walk and gallop while being monitored by veterinarians and racing experts. It has a centered seat for the driver and two more for a racing specialist and a veterinary expert. Onboard technologies include heart, oxygen, breathing and fitness monitoring to make sure they are in top shape for official races. |
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SPUCK Saturday May 2 05:26 AM
The things people who have never heard of treadmills come up with..
ZenGum Saturday May 2 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by SPUCK
The things people who have never heard of treadmills come up with..
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Looks like Batman meets Jane Austen to me.
I guess its not really a one-horsepower vehicle, if it does 60mph.
I think the weirdest thing is that we are using this amazing cutting edge technology to fine tune a form of transport that is effectively obsolete.
Clodfobble Saturday May 2 12:42 PM
I had thought I remembered reading somewhere that the average horsepower of a horse was actually much more than one horsepower--it turns out I was wrong, but the Wiki article on horsepower is nonetheless really interesting.
xoxoxoBruce Saturday May 2 01:53 PM
Horsepower is an accurate measurement for everything... except horses.
Alluvial Saturday May 2 09:29 PM
What happens if the horse falls?
capnhowdy Saturday May 2 10:39 PM
xoxoxoBruce Saturday May 2 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Alluvial
What happens if the horse falls?
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SPUCK Sunday May 3 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by capnhowdy
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Gravdigr Sunday May 3 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
I've a feeling they'll sell more these things marketing them to camel racers.
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