Bladeless fan introduced

[AAA]

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ba62a00-b755-...ab49a.html




http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/ne...s-fan.html

The Air Multiplier works by sucking in one unit of air at the base, and pushing it out at speed through a thin gap in the fan's ring.

[deckeda]

And the air sucking is enabled by ... small fan blades. Like on any vacuum cleaner. Even Sir James' Dyson designs.

[freeradical]

Remember the submarine in Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October" that used magnetohydrodynamic propulsion instead of screws?

Such a system does exist.

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

[Spiff]

deckeda, you stole my thought.

[bazookaman]

freeradical wrote:
Remember the submarine in Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October" that used magnetohydrodynamic propulsion instead of screws?

It reminds me of the heady days of Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin when the world trembled at the sound of our rockets. Now they will tremble again - at the sound of our silence. The order is: engage the silent drive.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Yawn. A large throat venturi with an edge Coanda effect driver instead of the typical center driver.

http://gizmodo.com/5379890/dyson-air-mul...es-cojones

[RAMd®d]

Trés cool.

Far too pricey for my tasted, but very cool.

[OWC Jamie]

no fun sticking your hand into that.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

billb wrote:
no fun sticking your hand into that.

Hand? Sissy - tongue!

[MacDoxy]

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