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petcat
70 days ago
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The engineer who invented the Mars rover suspensio...
Apparently the first Mars Rover operated on only 5 watts of power. A common bathroom nightlight draws
~7 watts
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zokier
70 days ago
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> A common bathroom nightlight draws ~7 watts.
Philips "60W" equivalent (806 lm) LED lamps are 3.8 watts.
fwip
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Yes, they're referring to incandescent nightlights, which were admittedly more relevant back when these rovers were designed than they are now.
verytrivial
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I don't think that was the point being made by GearSkeptic, the video creator. It was a demonstration to the lay person who may not be familiar with what 5W "looked like".
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