Hello everybody, this is Eikou.
I chose “an electric fan”. When I was
thinking of what is good for this project, and then suddenly came up with the
idea, an electric fan, that reminds me of traditional summer in Japan.
First of all, I would like to introduce what
it is. As you might have already known, basically, the electric fan is used in
summer to produce winds with three or four wings spinning, so that people can
feel it cool especially in summer. But how it is making a comeback nowadays?
When I went to Yodobashi camera, I was very
surprised because I saw the electric fan without wings. Now I think that was
the first symbol of the comeback of electric fan!
The main reason why it has made the
comeback is, I think because of the earthquake occurred in Fukushima region.
Since then many people have been saving their electricity usage, and that led
people to use the electric fan again because it has less electric power consumption
than the air conditioners.
Another possible reason for the electric
fan’s comeback is that its merits are now being recognised once again. More specifically,
it is said that if you are in the room with air conditioners all day long in
summer, it will be very harmful (not healthy at all anyway). But instead of
doing this electric fan is somewhat better because the wind produced by the electric
fan is a lot more natural than that of air conditioners.
In my opinion, it is a good idea to use the
electric fan more frequently because we can stay healthier, and save the electricity
as well, which means we can kill the two birds with one stone. Therefore I
totally agree with the idea of more common use of the electric fan.
Do you use an electric fan? I do and I prefer it over air-conditioning in summer. Even when I use air conditioning I keep my fan on because it circulates air better and I can keep the A/C at a low speed.
ReplyDeleteWith these days of electricity restrictions here to stay, an electric fan is essential. Thank you for your interesting post.
Ms. MacGregor
Eikou,
ReplyDeleteThis is Ms. MacGregor. I just found some information that I thought you might be interested in: a smart heater by Balmudo. I haven't looked at this site closely, but it seems to be innovative, like the fan without wings that you introduced above:
http://www.balmuda.com/smartheater/
By the way, your use of the expression, "kill two birds with one stone" is very good!
Ms. MacGregor
I couldn't find that electronic fans came back because of the earthquake. I don't use an electronic fan, but your opinion that it uses less electronic power than an air conditioner uses made me want to use it. So, I also think its comeback is good for Japan.
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Personally, I prefer to use electric fans rather than air conditioners, because air conditioners are too cold for me, so I was really glad to know the fact that electric fans are healthier and eco-friendlier. And it is good that several companies are innovating new products to lead this comeback.
ReplyDeleteMinori
Hi this is Mayuko! I use electric fans at training camp for yacht sailing team during summer.I agree with your idea that electric fan is more economic than using air conditioning. And also it is good thing that electric fans have been developing remarkably.
ReplyDeleteHello. This is Koichi.
ReplyDeleteAs I lived in Hokkaido, I didn't use air conditioners so often because it's not terribly hot like Tokyo. Instead of using them, my family uses an electronic funs with wings. When I first saw the fun with no wing, I was really surprised as you did!!
As you said, I have also found the fan without wings at electronic store. I remember it was more expensive than I thought but I forgot the actual price. It is safe especially for kids who like to touch everything around them. It is a good boom and make our lives healthier and comfortable!
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