Korean Myths
As I was procrastinating by reading this blog, I found myself enjoying a particular post called Korean Myth Buster. I found it entertaining enough to repost it here.
Fan Death
Yes, you read that right. In Korea people believe that fans are capable of killing people during the night in three ways: hypothermia, suffocation or poisoning. Apparently fans can suck the air from your face creating a vacuum which can suffucate you while you’re sleeping. Hypothermia supposedly occurs because of the fan dramatically lowering your body temperature if it’s blowing directly on you. Carbon Dioxide poisoning occurs because of the fan displacing the oxygen in the room.
I still can’t believe people think this is true. Fans come especially equipped with timers so that you don’t accidently off yourself while you slumber.
