As the story in the film “Guardians of the Galaxy” goes, character Peter Quill’s dying mother made him a mix called “Awesome Mix Vol. 1” that he rocked out to with his Walkman while he bounced around the galaxy for 26 years. I did a deep dive into the question: would that mixtape have lasted for 26 years in space? To answer this question, I use a tub of liquid nitrogen to determine if the Walkman and cassette could have truly withstood the test of space.

By MKBHD

18 thoughts on “Would a walkman work in space?”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars PotatoSack says:

    Sony actually made a Walkman for astronauts

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Carlos Gomes Carlos says:

    Since guardians of the galaxy I have wanted one of this Walkman… and now I have just seen some one destroyed one for absolutely no reason… since this “cience” experiment is completely bullshit…
    I enjoy markes videos but this one it’s just dumb…😢

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Random Clone Captain says:

    In the movie peter quill never played it in space. When he escaped the prison it was in his jacket pocket next to his warm body. And when he rescued gamora it was in his knapsack with insulation. And finally in vol 2 he never leaves the ship at all in space with his walkman.
    I love your channel but next time you freeze tech see if he played it first.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Aaron Ruiz says:

    Bro you literally just ruined that walkman I have been wanting for so long I just couldn't bare see you dip it in the liquid nitrogen

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Roy Saputro says:

    Actually a cassette player thats a predecessor of the walkman went to the moon it was the TC-50 in 1968

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mateja Jezdić says:

    This was… really stupid. Did you think you could freeze the belt that drives the mechanism and then be able to play anything?

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GamingSandbox54 says:

    I would say that the water vapour that froze the moving parts is the culprit. Vacuum of space would've not caused that issue. I think.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hive Mind says:

    Space is not cold nor hot. For something to be hot or cold a particle has to touch you to transfer heat but space lacks the density of particles to do that. You should really be testing how the radiation affects the Walkman and the tape.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars kevia lamar says:

    Cool video

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mike Ter brake says:

    ……..

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Suiside King says:

    Doesnt he have that force field thing to protect him?, also in space doesnt heat loss happen through radiation,( one of the slowest ways to lose heat)?

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars kaio oliveira carvalho says:

    You haven't considered the rubber bands inside. These are the ones that surely broke inside the Walkman, and are easily repaired. OK, not that easily because disassembling it is a pain, but if you have a spare afternoon, a screwdriver, two hands and 10 bucks to buy more rubber bands, you're set.

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars alias alias says:

    That's not Chris Pratt. That's mario.

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Cindy Alvarez says:

    This was nauseating to watch it was like watching a snuff video how he just dips the Walkman into the liquid nitrogen it is so hard to find one of those and this guy destroys a perfectly good Walkman it was hard to watch

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Coup1977 says:

    Dumbest test ever

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Phil Andrews says:

    That and things don’t so much “freeze” in space, they dissipate energy or heat in this case. The Walkman might eventually freeze but it could retain energy/heat for a time.

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chase says:

    Love your videos but this is far from replicating space. Energy transfer in a vacuum does not equal energy transfer in a liquid.

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars rblunt0721 says:

    Space is cold, but there is nothing to transfer heat from an object, except infrared light, so the Walkman is on his hip, being warmed from his hip, it would have been fine. Until cosmic rays hit it or something.

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