Fan (machine) the airflow from the fans. Thus, fans may become ineffective at cooling the body if the surrounding air is near body temperature and contains high humidity. The punkah fan was used in India about 500 BCE. It was a handheld fan made from bamboo strips or other plant fibre, that could be rotated or fanned to move air. During British rule, the word came to be used by Anglo-Indians to mean a large swinging flat fan, fixed to the ceiling, and pulled by a servant, called the punkawallah. For purposes of air conditioning, the Han Dynasty craftsman and engineer Ding
Cloth of Stars 200 metres out and won by one and a quarter lengths from Viserano. Five weeks later, over the same course and distance, Cloth of Stars met Robin of Navan for the third time, when the colts started joint favourites for the Group Two Prix Greffulhe. After racing at the rear of the five-runner field, Cloth of Stars began to make progress in the last 300 metres. He overtook his rival 120 metres from the finish before drawing away to win by two and a half lengths. After the race John Ferguson said "I had a word with Andre Fabre afterwards