Law of the Day | 0123
In South Korea electric fans come with “life-saving” timers that ensure they shut off after a preset number of minutes to protect users against the syndrome of “fan death” – the idea that sleeping in a closed room with a running fan can result in asphyxiation. Anthropologists label this sort of fear a culture-bound syndrome (CBS) — an affliction which, despite being real within that society, is not recognised by people outside it.
James Wong, ‘Ideas for modern living’
[x]#8195 fan zondag 23 januari 2011 @ 14:30:15
