Holy Ceiling Fan, Batman!
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA 
on 09. 5.07
We've known for awhile that ceiling fans are a great way to maximize the energy efficiency in your home (remember, using them is one of our 25 Ways to Save the Planet), and they can save you some cash since they operate at a fraction of central and window air-conditioning units (and they can work great in tandem with your A/C if global warming has you sweating it out). As Energy Star reminds us, ceiling fans help keep you cool (rather than cooling the entire room), but we've never seen a fan that can help keep you cool in more ways than one quite like this one can. Gives new meaning to being a "Batman fan," doesn't it?
As an aside, just because summer is ending doesn't mean you have to quit using it. Setting it at low speeds during the cool fall and winter months can help keep the warm air coming from your heater down where you can better appreciate it. Plus, it'll draw more attention to your bad-ass bat-wing ceiling fan, too. Available from ::Etsy via ::Boing Boing Gadgets
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This would be extremely easy to make yourself, especially if you have a fan with blades that come off. Or you could use bungees or hair ties to hold it on the blades.
I must say that this article is good in that it describes the benefits of ceiling fans in the home. However, GIMME A BREAK! This fan embodies little if any sustainable aspects within the design itself. Batman's the #^*$, but I falil to see the connection of batwings for blades with sustainbale lifestyles or for that matter education of the such. Do the blades reflect higher efficiency ratings? Do the "wings" bolster a new found fluiddynamic about them that allow smoother and quiter rotation, so that it might blend in with its surroundings? What material are the blades made of? Does this material outperform other possible material selections? It appears that no alterations to the aesthetics of the motor housing have been made. Black paint...an afterthought? Is it solar powered? Does the motor operate at higher efficiencies than "standard" motors offered?
Anyway, thumbs down here!
Rob, ceiling fans are great and this one is cool. That's all.
Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bat cave this morning.
It's sustainable because by buying a ceiling fan that doubles as a weapon to fend off intruders, you're reducing overall consumption.
Can easily chop someone's head off... Scary
Nice find. I love creativity! It would definitely fit in Batman's lair from the original Batman movie, or even in the Adam's Family or The Monster's homes.
I found another intriguing one: diskfan ceiling fan . It also has a unique look. I am curious to hear what you have to say about this one.