Eli5: Do manual fans ever work?

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I’ve heard my whole life that “you burn more energy waving a fan than by just not moving” and I was wondering if there was any truth to this. I’m currently using a foldable paper fan and it seems to be pretty effective. I don’t have an air conditioner so this is a dire situation

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I believe they function on evaporative cooling, basically using your sweat to keep you cool.

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