Fan death

Chintai

Member
I lived in South Korea for some time and was amazed by the strong belief in 'fan death'. Even doctors are known to promote the idea that sleeping with a fan on requires a window to be open...or else! (Of course many people ignore this advice but it doesn't stop others believing!)
 

TheReaper

New Member
Can you shed some more light on this? I've never heard of fan death. Is it specifically a Korean belief? That's pretty funny that doctors promote the concept. You would think they'd know better!
 

Chintai

Member
Hi there, I have never heard of it being a common belief anywhere except South Korea. I think the article I linked to explains it fairly well, basically people DO think you will die if you sleep with a fan on and the doors and windows closed! Personally I think it originates from a time when the government wanted to save power.
 
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