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Comment by petcat

25 days 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  24 days ago

> A common bathroom nightlight draws ~7 watts.

Philips "60W" equivalent (806 lm) LED lamps are 3.8 watts.

  • fwip  24 days ago

    Yes, they're referring to incandescent nightlights, which were admittedly more relevant back when these rovers were designed than they are now.

  • verytrivial  24 days ago

    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".