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Grand_Protector_Dark t1_iyifar7 wrote

Reply to comment by eugenesbluegenes in Germany: woman arrested for shutting roommate's ventilator by pstbo

A mechanical fan is called a "ventilator" in German.

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TheTwiggler t1_iyjiwjt wrote

In the US we have things called ventilators. They are often for industrial applications when you need to ventilate an area of dangerous particulate like spray paint, or maybe debris from sand blasting

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