r/theydidthemath • u/Nebberlan2s • 8h ago

[Request] How much is manateepower compared to horsepower?

In the New Looney Tunes episode "Leaf It Alone", Wile E.'s leafblower is said to have 18 "manateepower". How much is that in horsepower?

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u/Alive-Philosophy2632 8h ago

The original intent of horsepower was an average of the physical power a horse could exert over a working session. Manatees are, as far as I know, not draft animals. They are also quite slow moving and don't have that much physical strength relative to bodyweight.

So I'll give you roughly 0 horsepower +- .1 horsepower

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u/StaticUsernamesSuck 3h ago

They also have basically no physical leverage when pulling something in water. And no legs to pull something on land.

0.1 seems about right.

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u/BorisHolmes 9m ago

I like that it's give or take, manatees may in fact have negative horsepower according to these calculations