Why Big Fans Outside Japanese Konbinis

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00:00Hey guys, if you find yourself in Japan in summer you might notice these huge fans blowing

00:08across the entrance to the store.

00:11Now of course the convenience stores are air-conditioned, quite comfy inside and it's really really

00:16hot outside, so blowing a huge fan across the entrance would seem like an odd thing

00:22to do.

00:23And only in summer, usually you don't see it in winter.

00:27So why?

00:28Why do they do that?

00:29Well, apparently we've asked staff at a number of different convenience stores why is the

00:35fan at the entrance, and they tell us it's to help stop insects entering the store.

00:40So when the door opens, to stop bugs flying inside, apparently if there's a good breeze

00:46across the front it discourages bugs.

00:49So it reduces the number of bugs that get into convenience stores.

00:53Is that interesting?

00:55Anyway, there was that.

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