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The only reason that ceiling fans are above the bed, dining table sofa etc is for the purpose of cooling the body by the evaporation effect on the body from increased air flow directed down from the fan.Therefore it is only natural to position the fans where people are at for the majority of the time.

thats another reason, not the only

side effect ceiling fan over dining table is unfortunately steak gets cold to quickly

In a reastaurant with many tables, most would posistion the fans not above table to avoid cooling food to quickly

Yes i agree that a fan makes your food cool to quickly[ thats a catch 22 situation ] but while also performing its primary task of cooling you, but my reply was that fans are above places of frequent human occupation, like as you said, above dining table ,beds and couches primarily to cool the human body , not to avoid the light flutter thingo. You have turned that issue into a cold food issue now. Also what you said above concerning fans in restaurants is puzzling to us because no matter where the fans are placed in a restaurant, having multi tables and also multi fans ,the function is as i said primarily to cool humans and the downside is the cooling of food.

Let me add in.

if you have white marble or polished white shiny floors, your ceilings lights will bounce off your floors, hit the ceiling fan blades and created the same shutter/flutter effect too. (I dont know how to describe it......is shutter/flutter correct descrition?)

I agree, thats why ceiling fans are installed over diningtable, couches and beds. To avoid irritating light reflection.

The only reason that ceiling fans are above the bed, dining table sofa etc is for the purpose of cooling the body by the evaporation effect on the body from increased air flow directed down from the fan.Therefore it is only natural to position the fans where people are at for the majority of the time.