Koreans. They be nuts.

[Jari]

Fan death.

Fan death is a South Korean urban legend (also found in Japan)[1] which states that an electric fan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can cause the death of those inside (by suffocation, poisoning, or hypothermia). Fans manufactured and sold in Korea are equipped with a timer switch that turns them off after a set number of minutes, which users are frequently urged to set when going to sleep with a fan on.[2]

The Korea Consumer Protection Board (KCPB), a South Korean government-funded public agency, issued a consumer safety alert in 2006 warning that "asphyxiation from electric fans and air conditioners" was among South Korea's five most common seasonal summer accidents or injuries, according to data they collected.[12] Also included among the five hazards were air conditioner explosions and sanitation issues, including food poisoning and opportunistic pathogens harbored in air conditioners. The KCPB actually published the following:

If bodies are exposed to electric fans or air conditioners for too long, it causes [the] bodies to lose water and [causes] hypothermia. If directly in contact with [air current from] a fan, this could lead to death from [an] increase of carbon dioxide saturation concentration [sic] and decrease of oxygen concentration. The risks are higher for the elderly and patients with respiratory problems. From 2003 [to] 2005, a total of 20 cases were reported through the CISS involving asphyxiations caused by leaving electric fans and air conditioners on while sleeping. To prevent asphyxiation, timers should be set, wind direction should be rotated and doors should be left open.

The phenomenon of fan death is accepted by many Korean medical professionals. In summer, mainstream Korean news sources regularly report on cases of fan death. A typical example is this excerpt from the July 28, 1997, edition of The Korea Herald, an English-language newspaper:

The heat wave which has encompassed Korea for about a week, has generated various heat-related accidents and deaths. At least 10 people died from the effects of electric fans which can remove oxygen from the air and lower body temperatures...

    On Friday in eastern Seoul, a 16-year-old girl died from suffocation after she fell asleep in her room with an electric fan in motion. The death toll from fan-related incidents reached 10 during the past week. Medical experts say that this type of death occurs when one is exposed to electric fan breezes for long hours in a sealed area. "Excessive exposure to such a condition lowers one's temperature and hampers blood circulation. And it eventually leads to the paralysis of heart and lungs," says a medical expert.

    "To prevent such an accident, one should keep the windows open and not expose oneself directly to fan air," he advised.

According to The Straight Dope website, when informed that the phenomenon is virtually unheard of outside of their country, "some locals claim Koreans are uniquely vulnerable due to a peculiarity either of their own physiology or of Korean fans."[4]

Much like Koreans.

[Matron Orlha the Insane]

My profile doesn't make any sense... much like Koreans! 

[The Seer of Shadows]

I don't know why, but I want to buy a Korean fan all of a sudden.

[Jari]

Me too.

A lethal electric fan would be cool, too. Mine just doesn't seem to work, it's been on for several weeks and hasn't managed to kill me yet. Probably made in Hong Kong, or something - not l33t enough to Zerg rush you while you sleep.

[ChaosControl]

At least 10 people died from the effects of electric fans which can remove oxygen from the air and lower body temperatures...

Seriously.. xD

Me too.

A lethal electric fan would be cool, too. Mine just doesn't seem to work, it's been on for several weeks and hasn't managed to kill me yet. Probably made in Hong Kong, or something - not l33t enough to Zerg rush you while you sleep.

Made in brittain, nothing from there seems to work for me atm O_o

[hotdog963al]

[ChaosControl]

Seriously lol'd XD

[Kudistos Megistos]

This blogger seems to think that the Korean belief is right. He has quite a few other lulzy posts.

[drfeelgud88]

lol @ this 

[Jari]

This blogger seems to think that the Korean belief is right. He has quite a few other lulzy posts.

Indeed.

Anyway, here's something Korean. Intelligent Surveillance & Security Guard Robot - made by Samsung. Not only can it recognize and target you from two miles away, it can also autonomously decide whether you are perceived as a threat and kill you dead, all on its own.

Or. It can be set in guard mode, where it will inquire a password from you, and then kill you dead regardless of what you said.

I really, really hope that the first video is not actual promotional material, with that soundtrack. It's ever so slightly morbid. Not to mention that one of them sounds like a rip off (unless they licensed it, of course) - theme of Crimson Tide, perhaps? I'm not sure, but certainly sounds like something Zimmer would have composed.

[Kudistos Megistos]

Anyway, here's something Korean. Intelligent Surveillance & Security Guard Robot - made by Samsung. Not only can it recognize and target you from two miles away, it can also autonomously decide whether you are perceived as a threat and kill you dead, all on its own.

But it looks so innocuous, like a weird speed camera  

Or. It can be set in guard mode, where it will inquire a password from you, and then kill you dead regardless of what you said.

It seems that someone went overboard with the video compression

EDIT:

It would seem that there are some people stranger than the Koreans:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_youngest_birth_mothers

The Peruvians better have a good explanation for this

[The Seer of Shadows]

H-H-HOLY sweet mother of...!!!!!!!!

That is just......

Words fail me...

[Opine]

That five year old girl one is disgusting. Notice how the girl was 5 years and 7 months old, and was 7 months pregnant, when they found out? Was that someone's sick idea of a birthday present for her when she turned 5? WTF?
Blah.

[Kudistos Megistos]

Hey guise, guess where I've been!

[drfeelgud88]

Anyway, here's something Korean. Intelligent Surveillance & Security Guard Robot - made by Samsung. Not only can it recognize and target you from two miles away, it can also autonomously decide whether you are perceived as a threat and kill you dead, all on its own.

But it looks so innocuous, like a weird speed camera 

Or. It can be set in guard mode, where it will inquire a password from you, and then kill you dead regardless of what you said.

It seems that someone went overboard with the video compression

EDIT:

It would seem that there are some people stranger than the Koreans:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_youngest_birth_mothers

The Peruvians better have a good explanation for this

Wow, that is so messed up! Totally insane.