So there is an urban legend in Korea that if you turn on an electric fan (or air conditioner) and leave it on all night when you fall asleep, that you will die.
All fans sold in Korea have a timer switch on them that you are encouraged to turn on before you go to bed.
People believe they will die from fan death I think because as your body relaxes in sleep it becomes more susceptible to changes in temperature. They think you will get hypothermia. I think they may also think that the fan blades will cut up all the diatomic molecules of oxygen, leaving nothing left for your body to breathe.
I have fallen asleep nearly every day with my AC on. I should be more careful next summer.
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