Summer death revives fan death myth
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A man reportedly died on Monday morning after sleeping with an electric fan running.
The 59 years-old victim, only known by his surname Min, was found dead with the fan fixed directly at him.
The police revealed that although Min used to suffer from relatively high blood pressure, it was not serious enough to require medication. They are still investigating the cause of death.
Meanwhile, deaths near electric fans happen occasionally during summer, which leads people to propagate myths about danger of sleeping with them on.
Every summer, as well as seasonal typhoons attention is drawn to fan death. One of Korea’s best-known urban legends, the fan death myth is based on the idea that turning on electric fans in a closed room can cause people to die.
Although professionals say the rumors are baseless, many Koreans are still worried about the safety of leaving a fan on in Summer.
The theories which believers support include that fans “distract air respiration,” “cause hypothermia,” or “convert oxygen into carbon dioxide.”
Scientists point out that fans can never cause hypothermia or lack of oxygen. Some, however, have postulated other theories, including that dehydration of skin may cause hearth attack.
Although there is no evidence that fans kill people, most Koreans still try to open doors or windows when turning on fans.
Source: koreaherald
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Date: 2011-07-06 10:54 pm (UTC)gotta work with what they have. *shrugs*
as for that, that's... so weird. i've always had the fan on before as a kid with the door closed (well it was in hawaii idk) and... yeah. o_O
interesting but sad. :(
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Date: 2011-07-06 10:56 pm (UTC)But....I really have no comment for that myth. Imo it's bull, but if that's what they believe, then that's what they believe...
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:00 pm (UTC)I've slept with a fan on for the past like 4 years. I can't NOT have it on or I feel like I'm suffocating. And I'm still perfectly fine :)
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:11 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:02 pm (UTC)rip though );
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:03 pm (UTC)i think i would die without a fan in this summer heat.
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:04 pm (UTC)but i sleep w the fan on so i choose not to believe this myth until i have scientific evidence of this
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-06 11:07 pm (UTC)i think i heard this myth somewhere before or maybe i just saw it from a show.
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:10 pm (UTC)A fan in a closed room doesn't “distract air respiration,” “cause hypothermia,” or “convert oxygen into carbon dioxide” though.
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Date: 2011-07-07 12:03 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-06 11:14 pm (UTC)Given though that the circumstances are kinda rare.
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-06 11:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:17 pm (UTC)and if i got into this myth, i think i would die instead of heat exhaustion during sleep than a fan related death...
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:21 pm (UTC)This might be kind of inappropriate but it makes me lol at how "fan death" is associated with Korea lolol
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-06 11:30 pm (UTC)Someone needs to make a song about it like the traffic safety songs etc, then maybe people would stop believing the myth...
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-07 12:05 am (UTC)i have two fans pointed at me right now lol
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Date: 2011-07-06 11:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-06 11:57 pm (UTC)Then I moved in to a great place with AC unit right above the bed.
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