• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    3 hours ago

    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.

    • ToxicWaste@lemmy.cafe
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      3 hours 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 @[email protected] dropped the name of god. how well do i need to hide my fans blade to create a Ventilationbescheißerle?