Torque vs Horsepower | How It Works

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Everybody knows that cars are about horsepower and torque! But what does that even mean? What is Horsepower? What is Torque? We get into the nitty gritty of force- talkin’ ‘bout Torque and ft. lbs., and we build up to the triumphant power we measure with horses. It's Horsepower! ...did I need to say horsepower? We explore the relationship between horsepower and torque. You’ll find out what all those dyno numbers mean, and why diesel engines can make a bunch of torque, but not always as much horsepower as gas engines. It’s FORCE! It’s POWER! It’s HORSES! It’s SCIENCE GARAGE!

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[psychfan]

This dude is the human embodiment of pre-workout

[hi]

Jesus Christ I now know why I was so shit at school, I had to watch this video 3 times to understand about 35% of it

[sox]

I feel like this may be the best explanation of torque in the history of man and I also feel like I still may need to watch it 20 times to even grasp the basics of it.

[pasmoi]

Great video!
I'm a french Engineer, and a scientist (a real one). Trying to find videos as an answer to friends, i've looked at a lots of youtube videos explaining torque vs horsepower: they where all wrong and full of mistakes. Most of them where made by people that obviously didn't understand the difference, and that actually only spoke of torque and gearbox (torque converters).

Your video is the first one i find that finally tells the truth, about "work" and about time, and that tries to explains what it really means. Well, i was expected the last step that would include energy in the explanation, but your video is already great.

[NeedForSpeed.]

In a nutshell…

Torque: How much work gets done
Horsepower: The rate of work getting done

[thegoat]

The way you’re able to teach physics is actually impressive.

[analoyddavis]

Why is he talking so fast, I had to ask my hamster to translate

[adamhendrick]

Why isn’t this guy in the channel anymore? I love this guy.

[LittleC]

Over steer: you hit the fence with the back end of your car
Under steer: you hit the fence with the nose of your car
Horsepower: how hard you hit the fence
Torque: how far you take the fence with you


Done.

[caleb]

I just realized how much I love the set of this video. It’s a whole ass kitchen for some reason but instead of cookware there’s calipers, forced induction, and an inner cooler. It’s like a cooking show but instead of food he’s cooking info for my brain and the food is cars

[jamessizemore]

Im rewatching these and I miss them so much

[barboracerna]

OMG I love this guy so much, it seems like he has so much energy and passion for explaining. Finally I understood everything! Thanks a lot 🥰

[gremlincc]

I genuinely believe, even if I Googled this I wouldn't have got such a great explanation

[unknownitem]

in the case of the mustang horsepower is how hard you hit the crowd, and torque is how far you drag the bodies.

[paulstewart]

1:47 almost made me spit my coffee Donut your editing is gold 😂

[shikidixi]

This was amazing and like legit took me back to highschool and completely reawakened my love of physics math... Thank you so much! I've always wanted to learn about engines and you all are teaching me so well. You absolutely speak my language

[ElessarEstel]

So can I add horsepower to my bicycle by putting a card in the spokes or not?

[oligei]

This video is just fantastic !!!
learned a lot! Thank you for the sophisticated work !

[CheckDamage]

I’ve never laughed so hard sitting by myself watching a YouTube video 😂 can’t wait to rewatch and try to understand the entirety of the video.

[omzo]

So this guy basically explained what i learned in 3 semesters of mechanics in 10 minutes!