Ken Kochanski (KK) wrote:
I'm not an engineer, but I don't think it makes a diference.

I think HP is just a measure of work ... like weight lifted x distance
in y seconds as defined.

Not quite:
- Weight lifted x distance is "work". The amount of work
is the same, regardless how long it takes to do the lifting.
- When you introduce the time element: work per time unit,
that is called "power".
HP is a unit for measuring power.
CV