On Mar 1, 2:22*pm, Larry Fishel wrote:
On Mar 1, 9:12*am, Bill Gill wrote:

quote: "Ceiling fans get heavier when they are running as the downward
pressure of air adds more weight when the fan spins."

Most ceiling fans are reversible (for circulating air in winter
without creating a draft). When running "backwards", the statement
above is true. Possibly a case of a clueless editor removing the
useful context.

When taken in context there is no useful context in that article.

R