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2 unusual facts about ceiling fan


Ceiling fan

In 2004, the Discovery Channel series Mythbusters tested the myth that a ceiling fan is capable of decapitation if an unwary individual was to step headfirst into the path of the blades.

This type of motor has become the standard for today's fans; it has been (and is) used in most Hampton Bay and Harbor Breeze ceiling fans, and has become commonly used by all other brands.


Gulf Coast High School

The GCHS Inventeam's invention was a hybrid between an air ionizing system similar to the Ionic Breeze and a typical ceiling fan.

NuTone

NuTone is an American company that manufactures products mainly for residential use, including doorbells, intercom systems, indoor air quality products, ventilation systems, range hoods, ceiling fans, built-in electric heaters, medicine cabinets, ironing equipment, and home theater systems.


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Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants

But George and Harold get revenge on Mr. Krupp and all the other teachers by changing the route of the sprayer, and putting powdered paste on the ceiling fan, and putting Styrofoam in the refrigerator.

Who's Johnny

Meanwhile, Number 5 wreaks havoc in the courtroom (only his robotic hand is visible to the viewer) with various hi-jinks, including giving the prosecuting attorney a pair of funny-nose glasses, turning up the ceiling fan to create a windstorm of papers, swapping the judge's gavel for an exploding one and calling the fire department, resulting in the judge being sprayed with water.