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Old 04-16-13 | 11:38 AM
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furballi
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~31 mph of flat with no wind, but only for a few seconds. At that speed, about 630 watts is used to overcome air resistance. To hit 37 mph, I have to output about 1050 watts (1.4 hp) to overcome air resistance! A world-class track sprinter can output about 2000 instantaneous watts.
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