Something else to keep in mind is that ceiling fans can mix up the air in a room. One poster in another thread here on the Dope related how his electric bill increased when he used his ceiling fan because it brought the hot air down from the ceiling and required more cooling. I can’t verify how much of an actual effect that would have on most rooms.
We used “free standing” fans which blow air sideways, and it helps us keep the thermostat up higher.
My bolding.
As since we are discussing the art of making people in a room feel comfortable and not absolute temperature of the coffee table, this seems to be overly pedantic.
I grew up an an extremely dry environment in Utah and now live in a humid semi tropical climate. Humidity and air flow make large differences in how we, people, feel at any given temperature. Both of are directly related to our actual, measurable comfort.
I haven’t asked the coffee table what it thinks, but since it lacks self generation of heat, doesn’t have exposed skin and there are no sweat glands, I think it doesn’t care.