• aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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        A superstition that fans must not be left running constantly.

        Trains in Korea periodically restart the air conditioners in the cars to say that they weren’t constantly running.

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          It’s that you can’t sleep with a fan on in an enclosed room with no open windows. Thats the murdery bit.

          A constantly running fan isn’t a problem there as far as I know.

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            if you were in a room with no ventilation (ie shut and sealed windows, a door with an air seal and no air vents)

            • in zero gravity
            • OR in a room with a heat index of 90°F+ (heat index not temperature)
            • OR in a room that puts you in danger of hypothermia (especially if you have heart issues at the same time

            it’s possible that a fan might exacerbate oxygen deprivation or the affects of the extreme temperatures

            If you have normal windows, a gap under the door and a vent of some kind then it simply won’t.

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          Locked in a house with a killer fan that has a mind of its’ own!

          Ma’am, we’ve traced and located the source of that breeze, it seems to be coming from…
          🎵 Inside the house 🎵
          🎵 Inside the house 🎵

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    That’s what ups are for.

    When I was in the navy, when the ventilation would go out there’s a fire somewhere (real or excersize). There’s a fan next to your head in your bed (annoying AF). When it would go out, you’d wake up in fear, jump out of bed and put on your clothes asap before the fire will be notified over speakers. After 5 months at sea, I couldn’t sleep without a fan next to me. Waking up in fear multiple times every night. Luckily that’s all over now. Now I can’t sleep because the world is so fucked up.

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    I’ve got this bad boy. Has a nice big battery in it, can last a few nights without being charged.

    It’s not a fan, but the white noise is really good and it has lots of sound options. Highly recommended.