| ▲ | petcat 16 hours ago |
| Apparently the first Mars Rover operated on only 5 watts of power. A common bathroom nightlight draws ~7 watts. |
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| ▲ | zokier 10 hours ago | parent [-] |
| > A common bathroom nightlight draws ~7 watts. Philips "60W" equivalent (806 lm) LED lamps are 3.8 watts. |
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| ▲ | verytrivial 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | 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". | |
| ▲ | fwip 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Yes, they're referring to incandescent nightlights, which were admittedly more relevant back when these rovers were designed than they are now. |
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