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ElectricalUnion 26 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Air Conditioning Is Not a Luxury, It Is a Necessit...

Around and above 40°C, fans _are_ worse that useless - they may actively be killing you instead.

> Use electric fans only when temperatures are below 40˚C / 104˚F. In temperatures above 40˚C / 104˚F, fans will heat the body.

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