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USMCgamer
Korea (South)255 Posts
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Elric
United Kingdom1327 Posts
On September 04 2008 02:09 BottleAbuser wrote: I've heard that this "fan death" theory was perpetuated by finding some people dead in a room with a fan on. Ignoring the fact that these "fan victims" had health problems, were elderly, or massively intoxicated, this would seem to indicate that fans do actually cause death. Somehow. Well, obviously the fans aren't doing anything but pushing air, so this must mean that they somehow create a "vortex" that, while not completely devoid of oxygen, somehow is fatal to humans. Or EM waves. Or uhm... yeah, they ionize the... air.... and that kills you. Remember, folks, this is the country where people hang up plastic gloves filled with water "to keep flies away." And boil cats alive and drink the concoction "to help rheumatism." This! Asia is full of funny beliefs. I think BottleAbuser is right. In a land where saving face is everything, "fan death" is a very nice way of saying someone died without mentioning that their liver exploded from drinking too much soju the night before at the 'men's only massage parlour' ^^ shloober below beat me to it ㅠ | ||
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ShloobeR
Korea (South)3820 Posts
Of the 20 or so people I have asked (all different age groups), I got about 8 different reasons as to why it happens from asphyxiation, to freezing to death to having a fan physically fall on you. Someone even said that the fan 'cuts' the air and makes it unbreathable Most people seem to agree that it only really applies to young children/babies though | ||
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garmule2
United States376 Posts
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New Zealand6138 Posts
On February 04 2009 01:57 garmule2 wrote: This thread sickens me. My uncle died from fan death many years ago, I remember him when I was a child. Just so everyone knows fan death is not possible now with electric fans. It did used to be possible when S. Korea was less industrialized and often power and appliances were not safe. Main cause you leave the fan on too long something shorts, your house has a fire. If the main explanation is electrical failure, then why are there all these outlandish Korean theories about fans and how they magically cut particles? | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
On February 04 2009 01:57 garmule2 wrote: This thread sickens me. My uncle died from fan death many years ago, I remember him when I was a child. Just so everyone knows fan death is not possible now with electric fans. It did used to be possible when S. Korea was less industrialized and often power and appliances were not safe. Main cause you leave the fan on too long something shorts, your house has a fire. Your uncle was the tragic victim of "fire death" which has been scientifically proven to be fatal | ||
intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32106 Posts
On February 04 2009 01:57 garmule2 wrote: This thread sickens me. My uncle died from fan death many years ago, I remember him when I was a child. Just so everyone knows fan death is not possible now with electric fans. It did used to be possible when S. Korea was less industrialized and often power and appliances were not safe. Main cause you leave the fan on too long something shorts, your house has a fire. Face, meet keyboard | ||
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garmule2
United States376 Posts
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baal
10541 Posts
On February 05 2009 22:55 garmule2 wrote: Yes obv. it is fire death. But what people hear is that 'the fan was left on, shorted out, leading to...' and what is the practical advice? Don't leave fan all night. People start to repeat without knowing why, then later come up with crazy explanations of the habit. fucking moron. according to you, Freezers should kill 10000000 times more people than fans then. PS: they probably infact do LOL. | ||
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inlagdsil
Canada957 Posts
On February 06 2009 00:00 baal wrote: fucking moron. according to you, Freezers should kill 10000000 times more people than fans then. PS: they probably infact do LOL. The main cause of death from freezers is tripping over them for small ones and them falling on you for big ones. Also, a fan shorting might burn itself, but won't burn down your house. Bad wiring in the house is the cause. That is a common cause of death. | ||
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CrimsonLotus
Colombia1123 Posts
On February 05 2009 22:55 garmule2 wrote: Yes obv. it is fire death. But what people hear is that 'the fan was left on, shorted out, leading to...' and what is the practical advice? Don't leave fan all night. People start to repeat without knowing why, then later come up with crazy explanations of the habit. Its fucking hot were i live, so every bedroom, livingroom and kitchen has a fan, yet i have never heard of a single fire caused by fans. | ||
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baal
10541 Posts
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TheNikeYork
United States389 Posts
On February 06 2009 01:13 baal wrote: This thread sickens me. My uncle died from spontaneous combustion many years ago, I remember him when i was a child. Just so everyone knows spontaneous combustion is not possible nowadays. It did used to be possible when people had no games so they played with Kerosine instead. Lol. Nice. | ||
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garmule2
United States376 Posts
fucking moron. according to you, Freezers should kill 10000000 times more people than fans then. feces eating retard... this is 30, 40 years ago when all wiring and industrial was terrible if it existed at all. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32106 Posts
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Kong John
Denmark1020 Posts
On February 06 2009 07:47 garmule2 wrote: feces eating retard... this is 30, 40 years ago when all wiring and industrial was terrible if it existed at all. Dude shut up, you granpa dident die from a fan ok? Thats what this thread is about, stop being an idiot. edit: also keep it civil or your sure to go to banland | ||
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skunkySkunk
Canada16 Posts
source: 'Fan Death' using find function at mythbusters forums I think you might need an account to view the find page. Otherwise, read this one: Some Fan Death Thread on mythbusters forums | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32106 Posts
On February 07 2009 02:00 skunkySkunk wrote: ok so I went to the mythbusters forums with the intention of letting them know of this curious little tidbit only to find their forums SPAMMED with fan death. source: 'Fan Death' using find function at mythbusters forums I think you might need an account to view the find page. Otherwise, read this one: Some Fan Death Thread on mythbusters forums The sad thing is, they could, along with a million other researchers, disprove this crud, and idiots would still beleive it lol | ||
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