A celebrity’s social media post sparked debate over using handheld fans on trains, with complaints like “I’m getting blasted with air that evaporated your sweat” and reports of hair getting sucked into the blades.
On 5ch, opinions split between those defending the fans as necessary heatstroke prevention and those calling them a manners violation on packed trains, with the discussion eventually spreading to alternative cooling gear like air-conditioned jackets and water-cooling devices.
[Debate] Handheld Fans on Trains — OK or Not OK? “That Wind Carries Your Evaporated Sweat…” Celebrity’s Social Media Post Sparks Controversy, With Reports of Hair Getting Sucked In Too
8/25 (Tue) 8:00 AM
Yomiuri TV
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
Well, skip it and you might get heatstroke.
So really it comes down to: your self-satisfaction, or some old man's life — which matters more?
What kind of situation has you catching heatstroke on a train with the AC running, unless you whip out a fan?
That's a sad thing to say 😢
Do bald guys even wear swim caps at the pool?
That's not something for cramped spaces either.
Can't use it on a packed train.
And on top of that, some guys snap it open and shut loud enough to be annoying.
That's basically every old man with a folding fan.
Going "aahh, so hot" out loud over and over, so irritating.
Manufacturers, put quiet fans in these things.
Buyers, test them before you buy.
A loud fan usually means a cheap Chinese battery inside.
Once that battery catches fire
and you become a victim of "flaming clothes," it's too late.
Can't touch, can't look, can't smell — so what am I supposed to do?!
On a train with the AC on, I sort of get it, but using one outside in the daytime is just dumb.
Do they actually feel cool getting blasted with hot air?
It makes sweat evaporate faster, for the cooling effect.
Because the guy who sprinted to catch the train and is drenched in sweat is hot.
It's because you're packed so close to strangers.
Makes you extra self-conscious about it.
Right, if it's that brutally hot outside, just get moving instead of using that thing — that's all I can think. Everyone who uses one outdoors is an idiot, no exceptions.
If it's an actual cooler fan and not just a plain fan, it's incredibly cooling.
Train was packed but there was a clear gap by the window nobody would approach — thought it was strange, then I saw someone had thrown up ("gero") right there by the window. Made sense after that.
Yeah, that stuff reeks.
Air-conditioned jackets are walking pollution. They should ban wearing them anywhere there's a crowd.
If someone's wearing an air-conditioned jacket outside of work, it's best to keep your distance from them, in more ways than one.
If you rig a radiator into your business bag, that'd probably keep you cool.
Water-cooling has a noisy pump too, though.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Breaking News+) thread “[Debate] Handheld Fans on Trains — OK or Not OK? ‘That Wind Carries Your Evaporated Sweat…’ With Reports of Hair Getting Sucked In Too”.
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