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So tempted to go meta on how your comment seems like a lot of comments ever since the recent re-discussion of the "Show HN: Dropbox"... where were the nay-nay-s
by j_s 13y ago
So tempted to go meta on how your comment seems like a lot of comments ever since the recent re-discussion of the "Show HN: Dropbox"... where were the nay-nay-sayers before 2 weeks ago?
Feedback such as the OP is beneficial to product development as a reminder to cover every aspect of potential improvement and protection from liability.
- chrisgd 13y agoFeel free to go meta, don't hold back. Real feedback related to improvement and liability protection would stem from improving on the leads into the device to prevent electrocution or something similar. OP's comment could be said of fans not doing enough to prevent deaths during extreme heat waves as well since the fan helps you feel cooler, but it may not be enough to overcome ambient temperature.
- nitrogen 13y agoFans can actually make you cooler by increasing evaporation of your sweat.
- slavak 13y agoA fan doesn't help you _feel_ cooler, it actually helps cool your body by increasing air circulation and thus improving the rate of heat exchange. This device, OTOH, is explicitly intended to trick your body, potentially compromising its internal defenses against overheating. OP's comment wasn't about being negative or knocking someone else's hard work; [s]he's simply pointing out what appears to be a very real safety concern in the system that needs to be addressed. Your suggestion that preventing electrocution on a device presumably powered by batteries is more safety-critical than this seemingly very real health risk that affects large parts of the world is, quite frankly, ridiculous.