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Fan Death
- CarolineW 10y agoSo this article says that it's misunderstood, but real: http://askakorean.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/fan-death-is-real.html http://askakorean.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/fan-death-is-real.h... Quoting from that: This pamphlet from the EPA[0], at pages 49 and 51, clearly states the hazard of using portable electric fans during high heat. It specifically says “Portable electric fans can … increase the circulation of hot air, which increases thermal stress and health risks[,]” and “DON’T use a portable electric fan in a closed room without windows or doors open to the outside.” Problem is, that link now goes somewhere else, and not to a pamphlet at all. Tricky. However, this has been discussed at length here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8740683 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8740683 It's also been submitted lots of times, although the last time was a month ago, so maybe we should see it again: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11844310 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11844310 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9825096 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9825096 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8136969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8136969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5357829 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5357829 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3943075 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3943075 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3890949 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3890949 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3425519 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3425519 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3310449 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3310449 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1465409 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1465409 [0] http://www.epa.gov/hiri/about/pdf/EHEguide_final.pdf http://www.epa.gov/hiri/about/pdf/EHEguide_final.pdf