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[โ€“] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 156 points 1 year ago (14 children)

In South Korea most fans have timers so they're not left on overnight, because people think it'll kill you if you do leave it on.
This belief wasn't helped by medical examiners putting "death by fan" on the death certificates of suicide victims to help the dead save face and spare the families the embarrassment of a "cowardly death" for a few decades.

[โ€“] MicrosoftSam@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (12 children)

What is death by fan supposed to mean? Like how would you die from a fan?

[โ€“] Garzak@lemmy.world 129 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[โ€“] Psychlops@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Lol, Jesus Christ

[โ€“] jimrob4@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] shankrabbit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Oh shit... This was funny. Thank you.

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