Look!: Huge Ceiling Fans in Costa Rica

These work incredibly well. Just back from a week in Costa Rica, we took this short video of the remarkable ceiling fans they use in their airport. Turning slowly, with exceptionally long blades (@ 15'-20') they manage to cool the entire room...

Which gave us a great design idea: why not design home ceiling fans with longer blades that turned slower and yet moved just as much air? Instead of the standard 2' wingspan, how about an elegant 5' blade? We often find fast turning ceiling fans make us slightly edgy, and the new design would be calmer and create a unique signature piece that would stand out from everyone else's fans. Additionally, we believe that by moving more slowly, it would save a bunch of energy.

Although we didn't see a name on these fans in Liberia Airport, a few years ago we saw that they were called Big Ass Fans, so we're going to look into them and report back.

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my local IKEA uses two Big Ass Fans in the warehouse section of the store. they work wonderfully. if I had a double-height space in my house i could imagine a 12 footer above.

posted by spoon on November 26th 2007 at 7:00am
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Nice, aren't they?

posted by Justin (the first one) on November 26th 2007 at 7:38am
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BIG-ASS-FANS....what a brand name.
A few years back- they exhibited at a Trade Show at McCormick Place- and signing autographs, was none other than ex Chicago Bear William "Refrigerator" Perry...
a"BIG-ASS" fella in his own regard.
How appropos!

They'd be great iffn they were reversable as well- to throw down some convected HOT air to the "lower layers" in the winter-time!

posted by ManofSteel on November 26th 2007 at 9:23am
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They have one installed at a great pizza place/bar, Basic Urban Kitchen and Bar, near my place in San Diego. It's great because they have huge garage doors that they open- with the fan going- it's a great breeze. It looks impressive too!

posted by JulieD on November 26th 2007 at 11:44am
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And they are American made. They have a factory in Lexington, KY.

posted by JohnnySlimane on November 26th 2007 at 1:32pm
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