Explain this!Horse and buggy The horse and buggy (in American English) or horse and carriage (in British English) refers to a light, simple two-person carriage drawn by one or two horses. It was made with two wheels in England and with four wheels in the United States. ? ANSWERS Last July, a Volkswagen Beetle This article is about the original Volkswagen Beetle. For the one introduced in 1997, see Volkswagen New Beetle. The Volkswagen Type 1, more commonly known as the Beetle was abandoned after it caught fire on a road in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , Brazil A horse draw cart, not a tow truck, was summoned to haul away Verb 1. haul away - take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture"cart away, cart off, haul off take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" the 907 kilogram (2,000 pound) wreck. Horses are known for their strength and endurance. In the 16th century, James Watts, an engineer and inventor who helped develop the steam engine, observed that a horse could move 14,850 kg (33,000 lbs) of matter 30,5 centimeters (one foot) in one minute. So he coined the term "horsepower" to refer to the amount of work done by one horse The term stuck Today, people still measure the engine power of cars, planes, and even space shuttles in horsepower. |
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