rCX12@piefed.social to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFan Death (mortality due to running electric fan in closed room)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down12
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minus-squareCypher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoCan confirm, I’m in Korea right now and some people definitely believe it. Mostly older folk. My understanding is that the myth originated from propaganda to reduce power usage in the postwar period.
minus-squareZozano@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoMy understanding is its a way to say “my child commit suicide, but I need a convenient excuse so I’m not personally blamed for failing to help them”
Can confirm, I’m in Korea right now and some people definitely believe it. Mostly older folk.
My understanding is that the myth originated from propaganda to reduce power usage in the postwar period.
My understanding is its a way to say “my child commit suicide, but I need a convenient excuse so I’m not personally blamed for failing to help them”