the trojan fan (thelemmy.club)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
 
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[–] 124 points 1 month ago (10 children)

still a miss-labeling to call them bladeless fans, just because the blades are hidden. by that logic my beef raviolis are vegetarian (tbf: the catholic church made a similar claim during the medieval ages).

Bernoulli Fan is not only more accurate, it also sounds much cooler.

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  • [–] 62 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    To play devil's advocate, there are no exposed blades at the point of use. I'd wager people who buy "bladeless" fans are more concerned with aesthetics and avoiding a crying toddler than they are with semantic accuracy. We call Wi-Fi "wireless" even though the router is plugged in.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I can stick my peepee into a bladeless fan and not worry about cuts so there's that.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    well, no, see, you can't.

    you can stick it through it. but you can't stick it in it.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    You can't tell me what I can and can't do with my own peepee.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    at work we have expensive fans with a cheap metal mesh around them - to avoid a crying co-worker. at home i have a cheap tower fan with a weird plastic mesh - there are no visible blades on it except if i crank my neck into a really uncomfortable position and shine a flashlight into it. which one of the two can i call bladeless?

    luckily i already have a devils advocate and @arctanthrope@lemmy.world dropped the name of god. how well do i need to hide my fans blade to create a Ventilationbescheißerle?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Regular fans dont have exposed blades either, there is a mesh over it.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I take it you've never seen a toddler stick their fingers through the mesh

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yes, I saw. The holes are small enough for an adult and far away from the blades for a toddler that it is safe.

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    A lot of time came since we had fans like this: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/24/55/85/245585f84697075b625f5fff32089e07.jpg

    The cage had many iterations, the density of the cage increased and so the distance of the cage from the propeller. The propeller got replaced with a plastic one with rounded edges (though probably to save cost not as much for safety), so even if the cage is removed and you touch the propeller it isn't that dangerous.

    I don't know what country you are in, and it is possible that in some place there might be dangerous fans, but if you can buy the bladeless Dyson, then chances are that stores also sell only modern fans, unless you're purposefully buying an antique somewhere.

    Here is an example https://www.amazon.com/s?k=desk+fans

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  • [–] 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    there's a type of German meat dumplings called Herrgottsbescheißerle, which literally means "little things that bullshit the Lord" for the same reason

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    That's just a nickname, they are called Maultaschen 99.9% of the time.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maultaschen

    They are basically very large ravioli, but with a more German flavor (for lack of a better word). As far as I know, the origin story is more legend than fact, but it's a funny anecdote nevertheless.

    Very tasty, I recommend giving them a try if you ever have the chance. Vegetarian and vegan versions are available BTW (at least in Germany).

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    beavers are also a funny thing: it swims, therefore it is a fish. fish aren't animal.

    i was more referencing things like @arctanthrope@lemmy.world expanded: hiding meat in dough. funny how many strategies they had to cheat a supposedly all-seeing, all-knowing entity.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Tesla sounded like a cool name for a car too...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    If only wasn't owned by a Nazi.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    And weren't dangerous/death traps for no good reason. And had good service practices, and weren't anti-resale.

    Mr. Tesla is certainly rolling over in his grave.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    There was time I was thinking too buy Tesla and willing to look past that in name of advancing EVs. That until I realized who he was (the thing in Thailand raised my eyebrow, then the covid, but my breaking point was when he sabotaged Ukraine's offensive). Now that finally seeing who he is made me wonder what I was thinking overlooking those things.

    Fortunately I never pulled the trigger so I never owned any model. I still plan to have my next car and EV, but it definitely won't be Tesla.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Honestly, I'd be half-tempted to buy one for a tiny fraction of the cost, just to build a powerwall out of the battery.

    I saw some fully funcitonal going to less than 10k at one point

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    To be fair the originals were cool. A small museum in my town has one on display and damnit if those roadsters weren't pretty cool (to me). Then the Nazi bitch bought the company and they started designing hot garbage.

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