In South Korea, they firmly believe in Fan Death. This is a recognized malady, and a cause of death that is listed on death certificates and in obituaries. You can get some info on it here: http://www.fandeath.net/ It's rather interesting; the newspapers keep tabs on it and prints statistics over the years.
This just shows that a lot of superstitions can persevere over the years. It also explains why you need to sleep with the fan turned off.
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ok, i've been studying too much. i have to agree with the arguments against section that if fans did cause death, they would need an warning label. wouldn't that be a design defect? what does the restatement have to say about that?
admission: i haven't been studying at all. do you have any idea how many basketball games have been played this weekend? please, i still have 2 days to learn torts.
I dunno, Thomas, it'd be kinda cool to see Kennedy and Scalia go one on one. I can see Scalia with the Tomahawk Jam now, pulling his head over the top of the rim with a giant barbaric Yawp; his robe flowing in the air.
And for the record, I did know people in Korea (and Koreans in the US) who refused to be in a room with a running fan. It sounds strange to us who aren't familiar with it, but if you're raised thinking that, it's gotta be rather difficult to unlearn
last week in austin, i asked my korean friend about fan death & she confirmed this. she says her grandmother won't leave a fan on.
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