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Why does an electric fan make it feel cooler? Shouldn't it just move the hot air around a bit?

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by JackNicklaus on October 19th, 2006
As perspiration evaporates from your skin, it absorbs energy or heat. This cools your skin. A fan speeds up the evaporation process thus cooling the skin more rapidly. The fans motor produces heat. This heat is released into the air.
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