Fans won't cool you down when temperature goes up, new study finds
A new study has found exactly how inefficient electric fans are when used to keep us cool in extreme heat.
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![A woman participating in an ongoing study at the University of Ottawa on electric fans and their ineffectiveness in cooling our internal temperature when experiencing extreme heat. A woman sitting on a chair with a fan in front of her. She is taking part in a current study on the usefulness of electric fans.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7188431.1714815908!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/heat-study.jpg)
A new study has found exactly how inefficient electric fans are when used to keep us cool in extreme heat.