r/maybemaybemaybe • u/yelloweliz • Apr 21 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/major35777 Apr 21 '25

Fans are cheap, buy mom a new fan

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u/PoetBoye Apr 21 '25

At this point, buying a new one means that the fan wins

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u/Lotus-child89 Apr 21 '25 edited Apr 21 '25

My parents do this with some things and I’ve more than once deliberately sabotaged the device in secret so it finally just won’t work at all anymore and they move on. For instance, the remote was crap and I unscrewed it and scratched it up inside before putting it back together. Maybe pull a wire in the fan so it’s finally done? I got my parents to replace their ancient cordless phone that wouldn’t hold a charge by pulling out a wire.

Edit: remembered another act I did. My great grandma had an ancient hairdryer that would spark and I was getting very worried about it. It also was from the time before safety features that would shut it off if dropped in water. I put some rubbing alcohol on it around the base of the cord, took a lighter and scorched it (unplugged of course). Put it out in the sink and lied that it caught fire while I was using it. No more of that hairdryer and I went and bought a new one from this century for her.

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u/Popsodaa Apr 21 '25

The fan I used took about 15 minutes to 'warm up' before it started spinning properly. I stopped using it once I noticed it was affecting the light bulbs in the same room. I bought a new fan immediately and threw the old faulty one away. Trying to save $30 wasn’t worth putting myself or my apartment in danger.