▲ 955 ▼ the trojan fan (media.piefed.social) submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by vogi@piefed.social to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 188 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago (1 child) I take it you've never seen a toddler stick their fingers through the mesh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) My experience differs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 days ago We had standard box fans growing up. The mesh is flexible enough to permit small fingers, and the plastic blades aren't much solace to the crying toddler. All of which ignores the other, more prevalent motivation of aesthetics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) My experience differs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 days ago We had standard box fans growing up. The mesh is flexible enough to permit small fingers, and the plastic blades aren't much solace to the crying toddler. All of which ignores the other, more prevalent motivation of aesthetics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago (1 child) My experience differs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 days ago We had standard box fans growing up. The mesh is flexible enough to permit small fingers, and the plastic blades aren't much solace to the crying toddler. All of which ignores the other, more prevalent motivation of aesthetics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 5 days ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 days ago We had standard box fans growing up. The mesh is flexible enough to permit small fingers, and the plastic blades aren't much solace to the crying toddler. All of which ignores the other, more prevalent motivation of aesthetics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 days ago We had standard box fans growing up. The mesh is flexible enough to permit small fingers, and the plastic blades aren't much solace to the crying toddler. All of which ignores the other, more prevalent motivation of aesthetics. permalink fedilink source parent
