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In what circumstances can an electric fan cause death, and why?

JohnRok1 @JohnRok1 (2051) 10 Mar 12

If you look up "Fan Death" in Wikipedia, you will find it dismissed as an urban myth restricted to South Korea and for the circumstances described in the article there may be some truth in this. However, a friend of mine has just...

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People actually believed in "Fan Death"??

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 22 Jan 09

http://www.snopes.com/medical/freakish/fandeath.asp apparently a lot of people believe that if you fall asleep with the fan on it can kill you.. it will like cause you to suffocate or cause hypothermia etc.. so even the FAN...

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