Is that a UV-C bulb just exposed to the site above the fan?
That doesn't seem safe.
Big Ass Fan’s Clean Air System
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#12This smells of magic unicorn shit to me.
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#13This smells of magic unicorn shit to me.
Anything but. They’ve got validated 3rd party studies. Plus they’re a real Hardware product company with a long history of quality product. Not some Silicon Valley “ai magic virus eater”.
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#14Is that a UV-C bulb just exposed to the site above the fan? That doesn't seem safe.
Depends on human level exposure. Probably fine as these are mounted on the ceiling.
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#15We’ve got a beautiful newish library in downtown Austin, and they use Big Ass Fans in a number of the outdoor spaces, balconies, patios, etc., including the enclosed balcony in the children’s wing, with the brand name clearly legible on the fans. While it’s not something that bothers me, I do always wonder whether and how often they get complaints from parents about the word “ass” being there for children to potentially read.
The fans themselves seem to be well designed and beautiful in a stark kind of way.
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#16This smells of magic unicorn shit to me.
Anything but. They’ve got validated 3rd party studies. Plus they’re a real Hardware product company with a long history of quality product. Not some Silicon Valley “ai magic virus eater”.
Yes aware of that.
I am mostly concerned about its applicability in places where it'd make a difference compared to other infection controls. Typically when someone comes along with magical unicorn shit, regardless of if it works or not, it's either as a measure to avoid other more inconvenient controls or isn't completely applicable to the scenario it is being applied to.
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#17We’ve got a beautiful newish library in downtown Austin, and they use Big Ass Fans in a number of the outdoor spaces, balconies, patios, etc., including the enclosed balcony in the children’s wing, with the brand name clearly legible on the fans. While it’s not something that bothers me, I do always wonder whether and how often they get complaints from parents about the word “ass” being there for children to potentia…
> , I do always wonder whether and how often they get complaints from parents about the word “ass” being there for children to potentially read.
Clearly it's a double entendre, but the company's logo is an ass, as in the animal.
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#18This smells of magic unicorn shit to me.
The ionry is a normal Big Ass Fan is probably exactly what we need.
A big thing that moves air.
But people are to stupid to know that. The media (including HN) is too broken to deliver people simple messages.
So people can only listen to complex messages they don't fully understand, so it needs all the extra fluff to sell.
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#19This smells of magic unicorn shit to me.
The ionry is a normal Big Ass Fan is probably exactly what we need. A big thing that moves air. But people are to stupid to know that. The media (including HN) is too broken to deliver people simple messages. So people can only listen to complex messages they don't fully understand, so it needs all the extra fluff to sell.
Yes, the same as surgical theatres and semiconductor labs have positive air pressure. So I'd rather see an objective comparison of:
1. big ass fan on its own. 2. big ass fan with UV gubbins. 3. No fan 4. Someone else's fan
Re: Big Ass Fan’s Clean Air System
#20This smells of magic unicorn shit to me.
Anything but. They’ve got validated 3rd party studies. Plus they’re a real Hardware product company with a long history of quality product. Not some Silicon Valley “ai magic virus eater”.
The 3rd party studies are quite unimpressive and lack basic elements of rigor like a control. They don't seem to show anything except that fans mix the air.