Is there a fan underneath the built-in microphone?

I use iChat alot and the person on the other end can hear a whooshing sound which they didn't hear when I had my PowerBook. I can hear a fan right near the built-in microphone in the left speaker. Would Apple have put a fan right beside the microphone? I can't believe this!

ovenbun,
The left fan is about in the area just to the right of the left speaker, underneath the keyboard, from maybe esc key down to caps lock over to about the s key.

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