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pstbo OP t1_iyi1rtd wrote

“…she allegedly switched off a hospital roommate’s ventilator - twice - because she was annoyed by the sound it made, authorities in Germany said Thursday.”

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IonTheBall2 t1_iyi1kvn wrote

Not reading the article. Theories:

It was too loud and I couldn’t sleep.

The electricity bill has gone way up. Why does she need to run that thing all the time?

I needed the outlet for the vacuum and forgot to plug her thing back in.

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-Apocralypse- t1_iyi1stq wrote

Not that kind of ventilator. The breathing kind ...

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IonTheBall2 t1_iyi2ck5 wrote

I meant the breathing kind, but now I’m curious…. What kind do you mean by “not that kind?”

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-Apocralypse- t1_iyi2g85 wrote

Not the fan kind.

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eugenesbluegenes t1_iyi8zjl wrote

I've never heard of a fan referred to as a "ventilator".

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Grand_Protector_Dark t1_iyifar7 wrote

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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humanesadness t1_iylupis wrote

In dutch and german it is! And an english ventilator is called a beademingsapparaat (or breathing machine) in dutch

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1Sluggo t1_iyi7ej0 wrote

r/iamatotalpieceofshit

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hydrOHxide t1_iykibtm wrote

From what the local German media report, it was actually an oxygen supply/concentrator rather than an active ventilator - not that that makes it better.

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