IS THERE something deadly lurking in your bedroom? Leave an electric fan running overnight with the door and windows shut, and you can suffocate to death. The fan uses up all the oxygen in the room and produces lethal amounts of carbon dioxide. Dozens perish every year. It happened to a friend of a friend.
Sounds ridiculous? Of course it is, but then we’re talking about urban legends here. This particular example, known as fan death, circulates in South Korea. While it’s safe to assume most South Koreans don’t believe a word of it, enough pass it on to keep…
