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    Jul 6, 2012, 12:52 PM
    How does a fan cool?
    Why does a fan cool without a cooling source such as water, ice or freon?
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    Jul 6, 2012, 01:33 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by higby View Post
    Why does a fan cool without a cooling source such as water, ice or freon?
    A fan cools by drying the perspiration on your bare skin. Then you sweat again, and it cools that, ad infitum.
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