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But public health agencies warn that if it’s too hot, the blowing air can actually make things worse by acting like a convection oven—and they differ on that th
by ourmandave 2y ago
But public health agencies warn that if it’s too hot, the blowing air can actually make things worse by acting like a convection oven—and they differ on that threshold.
This is a real problem. A lot of people are found dead sitting in their closed apartments in front of a fan, thinking it would cool them off during a heat wave.
- mmooss 2y agoYes, the CDC is trying to give advice that won't kill vulnerable people - if they get it wrong, people die. Imagine that's your job every day. Whether healthy young people are comfortable is very secondary. One might imagine the solution to that problem is, 'don't use fans', but that would result in people dying from heat illnesses. They need to find a threshold that minimizes those very bad outcomes.