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: 1 hp = 33,000 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]]·[[pound-force|lbf]]·[[minute|min]]<sup>−1</sup> = exactly 0.74569987158227022 kW | : 1 hp = 33,000 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]]·[[pound-force|lbf]]·[[minute|min]]<sup>−1</sup> = exactly 0.74569987158227022 kW | ||
A common memory aid is based on the fact that [[Christopher Columbus]] first sailed to [[the Americas]] in | A common memory aid is based on the fact that [[Christopher Columbus]] first sailed to [[the Americas]] in 1492. The memory aid states that 1 hp = 1/2 Columbus or 746 W. | ||
: ''In fourteen hundred and ninety-two'' | : ''In fourteen hundred and ninety-two'' | ||