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>Korea’s fear of electric fans Say what? Do tell.
by poulsbohemian 6y ago
>Korea’s fear of electric fans
Say what? Do tell.
- garmaine 6y agoOh my. You’re one of today’s lucky 10,000: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/is-this-going-to-kill-me-fan-death-korea/528243/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/is-this-g...
- hnick 6y agoI knew a girl from Hong Kong who carried the same belief so it's not just SK. It's interesting the article didn't mentioned suicide, which I've seen mentioned before as a cause of the myth. The story goes that papers popularised the concept as a way to avoid specifically naming suicide as a cause of death, as a kind of shared understanding while preserving the honour of the families. But a lot of people took it seriously so the idea gained traction.