Horsepower vs Torque

[Bombur2@aol.com]

I've asked several people about the differences/similarities between
horsepower and torque, and each time the vague response is prefaced by head
scratching and " Well, I'm not sure but"..

Both apparently refer to the ability to do a certain amount of work within a
specific time, and they seem to max out at different RPMs, but other than
these two sophomoric opinions, I'm stumped. Anyone really know??

Peter Firla