Reddit mentions of White Performance Folding Fan #3000

I love your enthusiasm for the super giant fan, but it might not be strong enough structurally to really fan it hard.. but maybe slow and steady fanning is all you need at that size..

Do you happen to remember more about this guy's fan? Was the grip in the center, where the fan fans out from? Was he holding the fan with 2 hands, even though it had a grip? I can only imagine there must have been some kind of mechanism that locked the fan open, and probably kept the fan rigid. This fan won't have that kind of structure.

I have one of these 60-inch bamboo wall fans.. I just pulled it out of the garage. It's pretty floppy.. bamboo bends easily, so the whole fan gives and bends as you try to fan it. I had "no problem" fanning it slowly, but you can't go very fast. Just so much air resistance. It's got to be pushing a LOT of air, though! And by "no problem", I lied... it's kind of unruly and awkward keeping it open and fanning with it, haha. 2 hands required.. And the thin bamboo edge pieces kind of want to twist in on themselves as you hold them. And every movement felt like it was ready to crumble.. I did get it into a groove with this vertical sinusoidal fanning motion that felt pretty easy to work, but no idea what kind of air was getting moved.

I can imagine you using this in open areas without much of a problem, but I can't imagine (but I REALLY want to see it) you pulling this out in the middle of a mass of people and being very successful, unless maybe you're 6 and a half feet tall, and you hold it above your head, fanning forward/down (rather than side to side). IF you pull that shit off, people will worship you, haha. Another concern would be poking someone in the face with it.

The 3 footer might be more manageable, but definitely not as epic. Maybe get both in case the big one fails, or you're in a tight spot. And maybe a 13 inch closed / 25 inch open fan, too, while you're at it.. They are super easy to 1 hand and still work like a champ in a crowd. They move a surprising amount of air.

EDIT: Looking at these fans linked above, the 3 footer says the fan part is made with paper? I'm not sure if I'd trust that to hold up. The 5 footer is made of rayon, so that should be fine. The bamboo will probably break before that does. Mine is definitely some type of fabric, and (maybe foolishly) I trust the fabric over the bamboo part. And there are some cheaper 5 foot ones that are made with paper, so watch out.

Here's the 13 inch closed / 25 inch open fan that I have:
https://www.amazon.com/White-Performance-Folding-Fan-3000/dp/B001JYIOZY/