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| Is there such a thing as death by fan? |
| Yes this is a valid cause of death |
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| No, what it means is "we found the body and there happened to be a fan on at the time" |
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mishlert
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun
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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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I would like to know from the 8% why they think it's a valid cause of death.
Before any of you beging typing I would like to say that I'm living proof that a fan will not kill you. Yes, I have slept in many rooms where the the doors and windows were closed, and the fan was running. |
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makushi
Joined: 08 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| mishlert wrote: |
| I would like to say that I'm living proof that a fan will not kill you. Yes, I have slept in many rooms where the the doors and windows were closed, and the fan was running. |
Man...you is one crazy s.o.b.  |
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marcy
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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I asked my adult class about fan-death and they said that yes, it can happen and it happens every year in Korea. In small spaces, like a small studio or a car, if you don't have any windows open to let in fresh air then all of the oxygen in a room can be 'sucked up' by the action of the fan. They apologized that they couldn't explain the science of it in more detail but that's what happens...
I really don't know what to believe but they were definetly convinced. |
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viva
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Jeju Island
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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All of my students, as well as my adult friends firmly belive in fan death. i am sure that the whole concept is simply a superstition that they take too seriously.
Once in a free talking class I brought up the concept of superstitions and used "fan death" as an example of one. I compared believing in fan deaths to believing that a black cat is evil, or beleiving that a broken mirror will bring you 7 years of bad luck. The funny thing is that by the end of the class they could list all kinds of superstitions that exist in thier society without cause, but they refused to agree that a fan death is just a superstition.
There's just no changing their minds about this one. I think we just have to accept that this is their belief even if it seems completely ridiculous to us. |
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Butterfly
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| mishlert wrote: |
I would like to know from the 8% why they think it's a valid cause of death.
Before any of you beging typing I would like to say that I'm living proof that a fan will not kill you. Yes, I have slept in many rooms where the the doors and windows were closed, and the fan was running. |
Well I did just to spite the poll really, because I felt there ought to be another category saying, "I don't know enough about it, thus tend to leave my door ajar just in case there is something in the theory" |
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qwunk89
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| okay, let's say that its possible just to be _______________. wouldn't you wake up when u had dfficulty breathing at least?? |
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Butterfly
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| qwunk89 wrote: |
| okay, let's say that its possible just to be _______________. wouldn't you wake up when u had dfficulty breathing at least?? |
Don't know, probably, but it wouldn't be very nice would it? |
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mishlert
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, as I stated before, I am living proof and I had no trouble breathing upon waking up. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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This is the most technologically advanced country in the world. Everyone should have an air conditioner anyway. |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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A colleague was out drinking with a senior (student, not elder) the other night, and after a few drinks she asked him about his belief in fan death. He conceded that it is probably not true for adults, but is absolutely true about children. This is an excellent student.
I can see where one could believe it about children, though. There are people in the U.S. who will get rid of their cats when they have babies, because it is believed that a cat will suck the baby's breath. I know this is the case even with educated adults. It has been rationalized now to believing that cats will go to sleep on top of the baby and suffocate it. Nobody wants to experiement with the safety of children. You know, better safe than sorry. |
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makushi
Joined: 08 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, it can be tough to breath when the putty cat is sittin on your face... |
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kiwioutofthenest
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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