"boorite" wrote in message
oups.com...
I know it's a commonplace around here, but I just have to vent.

I would like to meet the marketing people who expect me to believe that
a 16-gallon ShopVac is 4 times more powerful than a $500 contractor's
saw, which also is supposedly just a shade over half as powerful as my
$50 skilsaw. Who the hell makes this stuff up?

That's all. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.



Since HP is the result of a calculation that includes RPM, bizarre ratings
can occur.
http://www.reliance.com/mtr/flaclcmn.htm
Good site for formulas.

Dave