Author Topic: Fan Death (Read 2040 times)

Foxy Brown · « **on:** December 30, 2006, 09:55:11 PM »

Fan Death is the belief that if someone is sleeping in a sealed room (windows and doors are closed) with an electric fan on, they could die.

Mikitty-saikou · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2007, 04:00:30 AM »

.....o_O Skeptical. I've slept in my room with the fan on with doors/windows closed plenty of times.

delerium · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2007, 04:24:24 AM »

It's a pretty widespread myth in Korean culture. It was even told to me by my mom. xD

shadowstar · « **Reply #3 on:** January 02, 2007, 05:18:00 AM »

Well I never slept in a sealed room with the fan on, but I stay in one pretty much everyday (I turn on the airconditioner when going to sleep). Both windows and doors closed, and the fan almost right beside me.

LaJon · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2007, 08:54:53 AM »

I have a box fan going while I sleep. Blocks out any noise outside my room, and the sound helps me sleep quite a bit. Door closed, windows closed. Been at it for as long I can remember, and I'm still here.

Slack · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2007, 09:22:58 AM »

Ah, but unless you're Korean, the whole being-alive thing is moot, isn't it?
(lol)

ctz · « **Reply #6 on:** January 03, 2007, 03:00:49 PM »

I have to ask about this my korean neighbors

NAzu · « **Reply #7 on:** January 03, 2007, 05:43:31 PM »

Seems pretty farfetched to me.

crazychickencow · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2007, 07:04:26 PM »

What's the reasoning behind it...?

realemotion16 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2007, 03:34:07 AM »

I know I can't sleep at night without a fan running, it blocks any noise that might keep you from falling asleep. For me, it's been a habit for a few years now, hehe.

RionZ · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2007, 03:40:31 AM »

weird, I thought this was gonna detail someone with the phobia of Fans...and how to cure it...but yea...didn't expect this... lol

chera · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2007, 09:16:34 AM »

Silly Korean urban myth.

Bullcrap about the electric motor burning all the oxygen, or the air motion creating a partial vacuum, or the fan blades chopping up the O2 (oxygen) into O (ozone).

Probably something thought up by makers of air-conditioners.

crazychickencow · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2007, 09:31:11 AM »

...That is some crack-head stuff right there.

Slack · « **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2007, 06:53:55 PM »

Only reason I could possibly come up with was a possible electrical shortage and the government wanting the people to turn off the damned fans. Of course, I'm paranoid like that.