In the beginning of the movie Wall-E, the robot works on the Earth gathering the trash. At some point he grips the space shattle and goes to the outer space. He functions equally ok both on Earth and in the space.
Can this happen in real life? Is it possible for our devices like phone, robotic vacuum cleaner or lantern to function in the space or is there any “earthly” conditions required?
If no, what are the requirements for a device to function in the space? What distinguishes a space shattle or satellite from a common lantern, making it usable in the space?
In: Engineering
we use gravity in cooling, in that we expect hot air to rise. in zero gravity, hot air stays next to hot things unless you have a fan. so a toaster, say, would overheat and burnout the elements the first time you used it. any Electronics expected to passively cool would similarly fail, though perhaps not quite as fast.
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