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How many hamsters will you need to generate 1 horsepower?

I was wondering how many hamsters you would need running on a fly wheel to generate one horsepower of energy in the form of electricity?
I need detailed calculations. Not just guesses please.

one horsepower is 745.7 watts, which is 745.7 joules of energy per second.
One hamster can produce 0.5nA, which is 3,121,000,000 electrons per second. That can be 4.9936 × 10^-10 Joules.
Which gives you 1.49331144 × 10^12, or 1.5 quadrillion hamsters.

That’s if my math is right.. Seems a little high.

3 Responses to “How many hamsters will you need to generate 1 horsepower?”

  1. Andrew A says:

    none

    that is so sad.

    i have a hamster you dush.
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  2. billrussell42 says:

    thousands.

    It would take several humans.

    remember that 1 HP is the power of one horse, which is 1000-2000 pounds of muscle. How many hamsters does it take to weigh in at 2000 lbs?

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  3. Jesse says:

    one horsepower is 745.7 watts, which is 745.7 joules of energy per second.
    One hamster can produce 0.5nA, which is 3,121,000,000 electrons per second. That can be 4.9936 × 10^-10 Joules.
    Which gives you 1.49331144 × 10^12, or 1.5 quadrillion hamsters.

    That’s if my math is right.. Seems a little high.
    References :
    http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=32178

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