James Dyson's obsession with high-speed cyclonic airflow continues to develop to pointless ends. This bladeless fan pushes air across a circular groove in the hoop - invisible in this illustration - at very high speed and pressure, resulting in a weak current of air emerging from space near the metal hoop accompanied by the extremely loud roar that air makes when it is placed under pressure and pushed at high speeds through a small aperture. The fan wobbles visibly when put on an oscillating setting. The cheap plastic base is painted in the usual kitsch manner to imitate anodised aluminium.
Intelligence carried this far becomes indistinguishable from stupidity. Most of the engineering and ergonomic problems associated with fan blades can be resolved by making the blades larger and turning them more slowly. It is also likely that the room whose occupants feel the need for a fan is part of a building that has significant design flaws - for example, it has an aspect or has been made from materials that disregard the prevailing climate completely.
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