Re: Trying to keep cool

[William Beaty <billb@ESKIMO.COM>]

On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Brian Blais wrote:

>     blowing in and some blowing out?  Empirically, it seems that blowing out
>     works better than blowing in, although I am not sure why.

A fan "blows" a narrow stream, but it "sucks" from all directions like a
contracting sphere.  If placed near a window and aimed inwards, it will
not pull in much outdoor air.  Better to either place the fan outdoors
aiming in, or indoors aiming out.



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