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Horses might also be used as a length unit... I am wondering if this is somehow related to the size of SRBs [http://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp] ;-)
 
Horses might also be used as a length unit... I am wondering if this is somehow related to the size of SRBs [http://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp] ;-)
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A few mass calculations: (All masses from wikipedia)
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* ISS - 450,000 kg / 932 Horses = 483 kg/Horse
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* Skylab - 77,088 kg / 171 Horses = 450 kg/Horse
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* Mir - 129,700 kg / 286 Horses = 453 kg/Horse
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* Shuttle Payload - 24,400 kg / 54 Horses = 452 kg/Horse
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* Compton GRO - 17,000 kg / 38 Horses = 447 kg/Horse
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It looks like Randall probably used 450kg as a standard horse, which seems like a fairly average weight for a {{w|Horse#Size and Measurement|horse}}. --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 09:06, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

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It's possible he's talking about this comic. 108.162.249.203 07:20, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

I think he used horses as a reference to the unit of work, horse power, but in this case instead of being the 550 foot pounds per second, it is the force required to put a horse at that altitude 199.27.128.195 08:10, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

The top one clearly says "Spacecraft mass" and the bottom says "Capacity" (which is normally either the mass or volume something can hold), so I don't think either refers to force. 173.245.54.175 08:32, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Horses might also be used as a length unit... I am wondering if this is somehow related to the size of SRBs [1] ;-)

A few mass calculations: (All masses from wikipedia)

  • ISS - 450,000 kg / 932 Horses = 483 kg/Horse
  • Skylab - 77,088 kg / 171 Horses = 450 kg/Horse
  • Mir - 129,700 kg / 286 Horses = 453 kg/Horse
  • Shuttle Payload - 24,400 kg / 54 Horses = 452 kg/Horse
  • Compton GRO - 17,000 kg / 38 Horses = 447 kg/Horse

It looks like Randall probably used 450kg as a standard horse, which seems like a fairly average weight for a horse. --Pudder (talk) 09:06, 17 December 2014 (UTC)