Comment on How does this thing work? (wrong answers only)
bstix@feddit.dk 5 days ago
If someone posted how it actually works, it would probably get upvoted, because the real explanation is more exoticthan what most people think.
The fan is connected to a small electric engine, powered by an electronic device in between the top and bottom parts. This device runs on fediverse upvotes.
markovs_gun@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I’m 90% sure this thing effectively does nothing and just spins when hot air flows over it due to natural convection to make it look like it’s doing something.
bstix@feddit.dk 4 days ago
Yeah, that’s what I mean. 90% of people would be wrong.
This is what it looks like on the back:
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markovs_gun@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Oh God it’s a Seebeck effect fan isn’t it? That’s almost nothing anyway lol