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...hours in the past 48--the racers are beginning to feel the physical and mental toll of their almost constant racing. Drinking enough water to fuel the body's internal needs is critical. After a person is up for two days straight, the body's metabolic systems start to overheat like an aging car. Without water and time to rest, muscles begin to falter and the kidneys start to sputter. The heart becomes less efficient as a pump, and in general the body is less able to tolerate extremes in temperature...
...Challenger's speed remained well below the velocity of 17,500 m.p.h. that it must achieve to go into orbit, onboard computers shut down one of its three main engines. Reason: sensors were signaling overheating in the fuel pump. Two and a half minutes later, another engine seemed to overheat. "If the right engine had failed ... we would have been in the water," Lacefield said afterward, meaning that Challenger, with its crew of seven, would have fallen in a controlled glide. By firing its remaining two engines for an additional 86 sec., Challenger finally reached a safe orbit 197 miles...
Nokia's Business Boom For Nokia, the world's largest mobile-phone maker, this might shape up to be an explosive Christmas season. Consumer groups in Germany and Belgium warned that the batteries in some of Nokia's most popular phones can short-circuit, overheat and even blow up. The announcement, made after extensive testing by Belgium 's Test-Aankoop association, set off a storm; consumers flooded the group's switchboard reporting their own mobile problems. The firm insists its batteries are safe and says many that the Belgians tested were counterfeit. Consumer groups say it's impossible to tell...
Until 2003, federal regulations provided more lenient brake standards for SUVs, so some came equipped with cheaper drum brakes that had longer stopping distances and could overheat...
...date is suggested to conserve energy. If the heat is activated too soon, the rooms will overheat during the day, causing students to open their windows and waste energy, according to Paul J. Hegarty, Leverett’s superintendent...