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Title: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: BattleHymn on August 12, 2017, 11:06:11 AM
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1018976542

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Wed Aug 9, 2017, 09:32 PM
Catmusicfan (701 posts)

Is it okay to sleep with a ceiling fan on?


We have a ceiling fan above our bed. Right now to cold for a/c but last night I got hot. I figure have the fan on low tonight and I won't get hot. But of course my mother has always taught me. Don't sleep with a fan breeze directly on you. You'll get sick. So is the old Wife's tale correct or does it need to be put to bed?


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Wed Aug 9, 2017, 09:40 PM
Star Member Zoonart (1,476 posts)
8. Make sure that you keep the fan blades and

Housing clean or they can circulate allergens.
Also...it can disturb your chi...if you are sensitive to that sort of thing.

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Wed Aug 9, 2017, 09:45 PM
Warpy (95,250 posts)
12. I couldn't sleep at my folks' place in Florida without one

and I didn't keep it on "low," either.

Your mother might have been a wonderful woman, but she was wrong. It's an old wives' tale.

Warpy not content to sleep without blowing her stank all around the room

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Wed Aug 9, 2017, 09:53 PM
procon (6,700 posts)
17. I've used one for decades; still alive and kicking.

Surely you can visit your local potion shop and get a charm to hang over your bed to keep the evils of the night airs at bay?

Yes, but what about my chi?

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Wed Aug 9, 2017, 10:53 PM
Star Member peacebuzzard (2,510 posts)
22. I prefer ceiling fans to a/c, my fans are always on

This time of year, 24/7.

Also another DUmmie not content to live without blowing her stank all over the place.  And from the looks of it, there is some stank there.

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Wed Aug 9, 2017, 11:35 PM
Star Member Skittles (114,329 posts)
24. it's fine

don't put it at top speed as it can irritate your eyes / mouth

make sure you have the direction correct

(I googled)
In the summer, ceiling fan blades should rotate in a counterclockwise or "forward" direction to create cool downward airflow. In the winter, fan blades should rotate in a clockwise or "reverse" direction to redistribute warm air, which naturally rises to the top of the ceiling.J

^^This Dummie had to google to figure out which way the blades should blow. 


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Thu Aug 10, 2017, 12:46 AM
Star Member Alice11111 (3,620 posts)
27. I need it when it's very hot, but my physicist SO disabled it.

" I dunno why it doesn't work," but I need to go work on my physics journal publication. Deadline, you know."
   

I think being so hot that my hair is wet is much more likely to give me a cold.

What?

Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: SVPete on August 12, 2017, 12:24:39 PM
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Star Member Alice11111 (3,620 posts)
27. I need it when it's very hot, but my physicist SO disabled it.

" I dunno why it doesn't work," but I need to go work on my physics journal publication. Deadline, you know."

I think being so hot that my hair is wet is much more likely to give me a cold.

DU folk are going to want what she's toking, :stoner: .
Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: Old n Grumpy on August 12, 2017, 01:55:06 PM
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    Wed Aug 9, 2017, 09:40 PM
    Star Member Zoonart (1,476 posts)
    8. Make sure that you keep the fan blades and

    Housing clean or they can circulate allergens.
    Also...it can disturb your chi...if you are sensitive to that sort of thing.


I put my chi away at night so it is not a problem, and when I fart it helps blow away the fog. An interesting thing I discovered is that they are extremely energy efficient when they are turned off. :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: DLR Pyro on August 12, 2017, 02:44:06 PM
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Star Member peacebuzzard (2,510 posts)
22. I prefer ceiling fans to a/c, my fans are always on

This time of year, 24/7.

enlarging your carbon footprint for your own selfish comfort needs.  You should be ashamed of yourself.
Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: Skul on August 13, 2017, 07:45:38 AM
Pervert just wants a 24 hour blow job. 

No, I DON'T know if that's business hours.
Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: 67 Rover on August 13, 2017, 04:19:15 PM
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1018976542

^^This Dummie had to google to figure out which way the blades should blow. 


Of course what google left out is that you need to factor in which side of the equator you are on. Right DUmmie.  ::)
Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: Skul on August 13, 2017, 05:55:07 PM
Of course what google left out is that you need to factor in which side of the equator you are on. Right DUmmie.  ::)

But of course.  :lmao:
:hi5:
Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: SVPete on August 13, 2017, 06:01:46 PM
And correct for China being just one time zone ... as well as for India's half-hour time zones. It's really complicated if you :stoner: on it. :-)
Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: VelvetElvis on August 14, 2017, 08:31:14 AM
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Thu Aug 10, 2017, 12:46 AM
Star Member Alice11111 (3,620 posts)
27. I need it when it's very hot, but my physicist SO disabled it.

" I dunno why it doesn't work," but I need to go work on my physics journal publication. Deadline, you know."
   

I think being so hot that my hair is wet is much more likely to give me a cold.

That damn Neil deGrasse Tyson is always screwing things up isn't he?!?!
Damn "astrophysicists!!!!"
<shakes impotent DUmmy fist threateningly>
Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: Skul on August 14, 2017, 08:59:38 AM
That damn Neil deGrasse Tyson is always screwing things up isn't he?!?!
Damn "astrophysicists!!!!"
<shakes impotent DUmmy fist threateningly>

Don't forget to stomp your feet and weep DUmmies tears.  :bawl:
Title: Re: Smartest people in the world ponder ceiling fans
Post by: BadCat on August 14, 2017, 09:27:43 AM
What a coincidence.  We're in the process of replacing all of our ceiling fans (we have 13 of them) with stronger models with 14 degree blade pitch.
The 14 degree pitch requires a bigger, more powerful motor and really moves a lot of air, with the added bonus of using more energy.  Suck on that greenies.