And if they did float all around the ship, they could easily clog up air vents, gunk up equipment or even get stuck in an astronaut's eyes or nose.

如果它们真的漂浮在飞船周围的话，很容易堵塞通风口，粘住设备，甚至卡在宇航员的眼睛或鼻子里。

Food, lint and other unwanted contaminants can gunk up filters and zap performance from your appliances, said Katie Sadler, a brand manager for Whirlpool's kitchen and cooking line.

Whirlpool 厨房和烹饪系列的品牌经理 Katie Sadler 说， 食物、棉绒和其他不需要的污染物会破坏过滤器并降低电器的性能。

And Mr Savitz points to an American programme, inspired by the defensive secretions of hagfish, to develop a slime that could be used to gunk up the propellers of incoming USVs.

Savitz 先生提到了一项受盲鳗防御性分泌物启发的美国计划，该计划旨在开发一种粘液，这种粘液可以用来粘住即将到来的 USV 的螺旋桨。