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Post by sven '2' » Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:15 pm

'That's not a ceiling fan...this is a celling fan'

Is huge - span of ~8m and does it roar on full speed! AND you can throw a ball into it and not much happens!!

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Post by dfoyl » Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:24 pm

>>AND you can throw a ball into it and not much happens

Where's the fun in that ? What would be cool to see is throwing the ball at the fan and getting a 3-pointer from the fan kicking it to the hoop...
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Post by sven '2' » Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:31 pm

dfoyl wrote:>>AND you can throw a ball into it and not much happens

Where's the fun in that ? What would be cool to see is throwing the ball at the fan and getting a 3-pointer from the fan kicking it to the hoop...
I know!!

They way it works (I'm told) is that the blade 'gives' and within milliseconds the opposite blade retards, ensuring the fan is balanced.

I have not seen it, but so want to test it
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Post by Silverbullet » Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:44 pm

Crikey that's a big fan :o what kind of RPM does it spin at? Must push out a fair bit of air
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Post by taza » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:54 pm

Awesome :P I could have so much fun with that!
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Post by El_Freddo » Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:21 pm

I love the fact that each blade has it's own little upright tail on it!

Classic.

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Post by Bantum » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:23 am

The're 'Big Ass Fans', I've used them in a hall / gym up north ... :)

The one pictured is a Powerfoil ( earlier version ) & does about 113 RPM ( Max ).

P.S - The biggest one's go up to 24-ft. [7.3m] in Dia. Awsome to watch, but they do make a lot of noise ... :p

I also wouldn't recommend throwing stuff at them, as it tends to break things ... ;)

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Post by El_Freddo » Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:42 am

The first one I saw was at the "Bounce" centre in Weir St, Richmond(?) - it wasn't really noisy but it gently moved air at a very comfortable rate.

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