Re: Ceiling fan design

["Paul Camp" <pjcamp@coastal.edu>]

How low did they hang? Us tall guys think about this.

> Hi,
>
> During Christmas, I spent a week in Honduras visiting my daughter who is
> in the Peace Corps.  We saw a number of ceiling fans, mostly older ones,
> where the blades were horizontal, or nearly so, with the tips bent
> upward at a 70+ degree angle.  My knowledge of aerodynamics is limited
> resulting in my failure to understand the function of the bent tips. 
> Can anyone help me?
> Thanks in advance.

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