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How effective are wearable cooling fans?

This summer, you might notice more people using a gadget to fight the heat: a horseshoe-shaped fan that sits on your neck and blows air. But can a neck cooling fan really help you?

NPR’s Bill Chappell reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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