Posted on 08/18/2020 6:43:06 AM PDT by Magnum44
I would be interested in seeing a test done with controlled size of aerosol droplets of various sizes tagged with either an isotope or with some fluorescent substance.
I would expect to see that response with vaping demonstrated in the video which I presume is a vapor composed of very fine droplets composing the vapor, not the kind one would expect with someone coughing or spewing droplets. But I think it does illustrate something anyone who wears a mask knows if they spend even a single second contemplating it-air comes in and goes out freely at all points along your face covered by the masks we commonly use.
I don’t think masks are worthwhile except with someone who may be coughing and spewing droplets (and only then because it is better than nothing at all) or as a mental palliative for people really worried.
That’s it.
I think wearing them outdoors is absolutely asinine and the peak of stupidity...never mind people wearing them in their cars as they travel down the road which is off the stupidity scale.
Washing hands and avoiding touching your mouth, face, eyes, and nose until you do, is the best defense in my opinion.
No.
A mask is a chain link fence that stops a garbage bag (i.e. a LARGE 100 micron droplet) full of mosquitoes.
The droplet contains the viruses
Like the bag contains the mosquitoes.
Well said. This is such a virtue signalling opportunity for Democrats/Communists when it is actually such an empty gesture.
When someone says that my "neck gator" mask is not as good as their 50 cent surgical mask, I will use this great analogy.
Poorly fitted and poorly worn mask....proves precisely nothing. Bullshit.
I think the point of this is that aerosol droplets can penetrate any of the common masks in use so they provide zero prevention, the exception possibly being cough/spit size droplets.
You witnessed aerosol going right through the mask material. Poor fit has no effect on that.
Because it’s not all about tiny droplets. Blood and guts can squirt out from the patient you know. Of course this has been explained many times on this forum but the mask brigade will never give up.
Here is a CDC study stating Mask Do Nothing...
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article
Wearing a mask is a waste of time. It’s only a symbol of compliance with tyranny.
bttt
Yes, and I appreciate the link, but with so many sources out there refuting each other, I found this video to be a simple “I can see for myself” explanation and argument.
Surgeon’s masks are designed to prevent bacterial spread, not viral. Huge difference in size. Not only that, but a surgeon’s mask is put on, used, and discarded in an environment specifically designed for such use. It is not designed for use outside that environment. They don’t touch the mask once it’s in position. They discard it in biohazard bins once it’s been used, not in a pocket, the dashboard, or hanging from a rear-view mirror.
I have come to view it as a sign of submission.
I wear it in my line of work because I am required to. And I wear it in a store if they request it, otherwise, if I don’t want to comply, I take my business elsewhere.
But I think the mask wearing subject is causing far more problems and issues than it presents.
If this were indeed a serious pandemic like Bubonic Plague, people wouldn’t need to be forced to wear a mask, or quarantine, for that matter.
They would be doing both, and probably, vigorously.
Well said.
Better than nothing, but not much.
No, thanks.
You are preaching to the idiots.
Morons like this are what brings conservatives into disrepute. What stupid idiot twists wearing a mask with tyranny? This is the knee jerk squad in action.
These people would look great wearing ventilators or better yet with crossed arms as they lay in the casket.
ANYONE in medicine knows that viruses and bacteria attach themselves to respiratory droplets - and that is what a mask catches - which is WHY doctors wear them when they are performing surgery on you - to keep their bacteria and viruses out of your open wounds and keep you from getting infected.
So- if you believe this NONSENSE - the next time you have surgery - tell the entire surgical team to unmask and operate on you without them - you will be fine.
For crying out loud.
Don’t wear a mask.
It is called Freedom...apparently, a concept lost to some.
PVT Schmoe: “SGT, will this APC stop a .30 caliber or RPG?”
SGT Dicker: “Better than your fatigue shirt.”
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