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Device uses movement of ions to generate airflow without any moving parts like in iPads and MacBook Air.

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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] splinter@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You made a claim first, so you should provide your citation first as well.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone -1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/dyson-bladeless-fan.htm

Air surrounding the edges of the fan will also begin to flow in the direction of the breeze. This process is called entrainment. Through inducement and entrainment, Dyson claims its fans increase the output of airflow by 15 times the amount it takes in through the pedestal's motor.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Advertising for a product isn’t a citation. That article literally just repeats Dyson’s own claims. Do you have anything that actually tests that claim?

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think you two are even contradicting each other. The airflow going through the base can be 15x smaller than the total result, but also require more energy than just using a regular fan that moves that amount of air.

Total airflow and efficiency are two independent things.

Disclaimer: I have no real data on how Dyson fans work.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 8 hours ago

Of course, it is a purifier, it is hard to get high volumes of air through the HEPA filter

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 0 points 8 hours ago

You are the one trying to disprove it