Koreans say that if you put a fan in a closed room it will "eat up" the air" or kill you by blowing up your nostrils or killing you by lowering your body temperature past a critical point...
Any DOCTORS out there care to commment on this?
2006-09-14 13:42:45 · 18 answers · asked by joe m 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
well, i am not a doctor, but i can tell you that unless its bashed up against your head or otherwise used as a weapon, a fan can not kill you. first point....eat up air?? how, where would the fan go with the air?? blowing up your nose?? and what kind of effect will that have on you?? lower your body temp? fans do not change air temp, they just move the air around.
2006-09-14 13:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by fn_49@hotmail.com 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a doctor but I can tell you a fan will not eat up the air or kill you in any other way unless perhaps you bite into the electrical cord while it's running.
2006-09-14 13:52:30 · answer #2 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used a fan in my room the last few nights and I think I'm still alive. If not, I'm wasting a lot of time going to work every day. Can you say "old Korean wive's tale"?
2006-09-14 13:54:56 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a particularly avid fan and they know you are a big fan of the opposing team, then I suppose it could kill you. However, you should be sure to never let your guard down if you happen to end up in a closed room with such a crazy and wreckless individual.
2006-09-14 13:53:20 · answer #4 · answered by ADubya 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you don't stay near it, and if there's a window it seriously won't kill you* but to make you feel better you better don't do it mean it's kinda like a legend. but I did it. It didn't work or happened. I'm no doctor but I say "try to survive with all the things you need so you can see if it's true or not"
2006-09-16 17:02:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I`m not a Doctor but i`m 44 years old and have several fans in closed rooms.....and look i`m still alive.......
2006-09-14 16:21:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe THATS whats wrong with me. I cant sleep unless there is a fan in my room so maybe my problem is that Im really dead and just havent figured it out yet.
That would explain allot.
Goddess Bless!
2006-09-14 13:52:29 · answer #7 · answered by crazygodddesss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im no longer gonna be a sarcastic *** yet i understand why you asked this i substitute into reading approximately those south korean incidents, I dont have information so im no longer in basic terms gonna inform you no or sure perhaps its achieveable, illl shop u as much as date if i detect any evidence of the actuality.
2016-09-30 23:26:33 · answer #8 · answered by lininger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That makes absolutely no sense.
If that were true, there would be thousands of deaths world wide every year.
There is no scientific basis for that belief. Just a load of hog wash
2006-09-17 14:17:02 · answer #9 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a Dr. but I'd be dead by now if this were true and I'm 42
2006-09-14 13:46:33 · answer #10 · answered by pink9364 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋