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To Mask or Not To Mask?

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  • brendaB Offline
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    brenda
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    #181

    Minnesoooooota has a statewide mask requirement beginning later this week for indoors or any situation when social distancing is not possible.

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      #182

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      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      • George KG Offline
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        #183

        https://gomerblog.com/2020/07/thousands-of-surgeons-dying-daily-of-wearing-masks/

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          #184

          @jon-nyc said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

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          I'm going to guess Cheryl is not in healthcare.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • George KG George K

            https://gomerblog.com/2020/07/thousands-of-surgeons-dying-daily-of-wearing-masks/

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            #185

            @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

            https://gomerblog.com/2020/07/thousands-of-surgeons-dying-daily-of-wearing-masks/

            The problem with satire these days is that there are a lot of imbeciles out there who do not recognize it.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              jon-nyc
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              #186

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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              • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                I wonder how the people around him resist the temptation to push his head into the toilet and pull his underpants over his head.

                I was only joking

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                • MikM Mik

                  @jon-nyc said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                  0B49BF28-3319-4607-9AA7-3CDCDB109605.jpeg

                  I'm going to guess Cheryl is not in healthcare.

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                  #188

                  @Mik I have to believe Cheryl is a comedian.

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                  • George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    #189

                    Screen Shot 2020-07-28 at 4.44.52 PM.png

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      #190

                      That’s hilarious

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      • jon-nycJ Offline
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                        jon-nyc
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                        #191

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                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                          jon-nyc
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                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                          • MikM Offline
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                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • George KG Offline
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                              The science is settled - not:

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                The science is settled - not:

                                Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                                Aqua Letifer
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                                #195

                                @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                The science is settled - not:

                                Show me in the article where it explains the scientific basis for masks being ineffective.

                                Please love yourself.

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                                • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                  @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                  The science is settled - not:

                                  Show me in the article where it explains the scientific basis for masks being ineffective.

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                                  @Aqua-Letifer said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                  @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                  The science is settled - not:

                                  Show me in the article where it explains the scientific basis for masks being ineffective.

                                  I am mask-agnostic, being of the mind "it couldn't hurt," and so I wear one any time I'm out of the house.

                                  However, the burden of proof is that you have to show that they work.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • George KG George K

                                    @Aqua-Letifer said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                    @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                    The science is settled - not:

                                    Show me in the article where it explains the scientific basis for masks being ineffective.

                                    I am mask-agnostic, being of the mind "it couldn't hurt," and so I wear one any time I'm out of the house.

                                    However, the burden of proof is that you have to show that they work.

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                                    Aqua Letifer
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                                    @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                    I am mask-agnostic, being of the mind "it couldn't hurt," and so I wear one any time I'm out of the house.
                                    However, the burden of proof is that you have to show that they work.

                                    I've read several articles and even watched a VR simulation of droplet & aerosol spreading, showing how masks of various fiber densities are effective in dampening the spread. It's not like this shit's a secret.

                                    Please love yourself.

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                                    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                      @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                      I am mask-agnostic, being of the mind "it couldn't hurt," and so I wear one any time I'm out of the house.
                                      However, the burden of proof is that you have to show that they work.

                                      I've read several articles and even watched a VR simulation of droplet & aerosol spreading, showing how masks of various fiber densities are effective in dampening the spread. It's not like this shit's a secret.

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                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #198

                                      @Aqua-Letifer said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                      @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                      I am mask-agnostic, being of the mind "it couldn't hurt," and so I wear one any time I'm out of the house.
                                      However, the burden of proof is that you have to show that they work.

                                      I've read several articles and even watched a VR simulation of droplet & aerosol spreading, showing how masks of various fiber densities are effective in dampening the spread. It's not like this shit's a secret.

                                      I'm not disagreeing with what you said, and, once again, I think people should mask.

                                      But my point is that models of aerosol spread, etc don't necessarily reflect effectiveness in preventing spread. What happens in a petri dish isn't necessarily what happens in the real world.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • George KG George K

                                        @Aqua-Letifer said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                        @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                        I am mask-agnostic, being of the mind "it couldn't hurt," and so I wear one any time I'm out of the house.
                                        However, the burden of proof is that you have to show that they work.

                                        I've read several articles and even watched a VR simulation of droplet & aerosol spreading, showing how masks of various fiber densities are effective in dampening the spread. It's not like this shit's a secret.

                                        I'm not disagreeing with what you said, and, once again, I think people should mask.

                                        But my point is that models of aerosol spread, etc don't necessarily reflect effectiveness in preventing spread. What happens in a petri dish isn't necessarily what happens in the real world.

                                        Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                                        Aqua Letifer
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                                        #199

                                        @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                        @Aqua-Letifer said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                        @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                        I am mask-agnostic, being of the mind "it couldn't hurt," and so I wear one any time I'm out of the house.
                                        However, the burden of proof is that you have to show that they work.

                                        I've read several articles and even watched a VR simulation of droplet & aerosol spreading, showing how masks of various fiber densities are effective in dampening the spread. It's not like this shit's a secret.

                                        I'm not disagreeing with what you said, and, once again, I think people should mask.

                                        But my point is that models of aerosol spread, etc don't necessarily reflect effectiveness in preventing spread. What happens in a petri dish isn't necessarily what happens in the real world.

                                        So how could the physics be such that masks don't prevent spread? How does that look scientifically? To make it clear I'm talking N95s.

                                        Please love yourself.

                                        George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                                        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                          @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                          @Aqua-Letifer said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                          @George-K said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                          I am mask-agnostic, being of the mind "it couldn't hurt," and so I wear one any time I'm out of the house.
                                          However, the burden of proof is that you have to show that they work.

                                          I've read several articles and even watched a VR simulation of droplet & aerosol spreading, showing how masks of various fiber densities are effective in dampening the spread. It's not like this shit's a secret.

                                          I'm not disagreeing with what you said, and, once again, I think people should mask.

                                          But my point is that models of aerosol spread, etc don't necessarily reflect effectiveness in preventing spread. What happens in a petri dish isn't necessarily what happens in the real world.

                                          So how could the physics be such that masks don't prevent spread? How does that look scientifically? To make it clear I'm talking N95s.

                                          George KG Offline
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                                          George K
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #200

                                          @Aqua-Letifer said in To Mask or Not To Mask?:

                                          So how could the physics be such that masks don't prevent spread? How does that look scientifically? To make it clear I'm talking N95s.

                                          Ah, well, that's different. The percentage of people I see wearing N95s is remarkably small. I was out of the house twice today, and I saw zero N95s. Some people are wearing those construction-type masks with a replaceable filter - those might actually make things worse, because they're one-way - you can breathe shit out, but not in.

                                          Several large studies of the operating room environment have shown that wearing masks by the surgical staff does little to prevent infection in patients (granted we're talking bacteria here), but are useful in protecting the staff. It's my understanding that in Great Britain, only the staff actually at the table wear masks - anesthesiologist anesthetist and circulating nurse do not.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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