Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science
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@Copper said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:
6 feet is probably the most widely known scientific fact in the world today.
6 feet is gospel.
You cannot argue with 6 feet
Arguing with 6 feet is worse than murder
I saw a picture of the virus, taken with an electron microscope.
If a piece of dust is so light that it can float about in the air, then I would assume a particle of Covid-19 could float around in the air for, what, forever? Outside, air currents could take it around the globe, even if "dies" in a few hours.
If that's the case, then we need to definitely stay 7 feet apart.
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus needs to be in water to remain viable.
So it’s not just the virus floating around in the air, it needs to float around in a water droplet. Water droplets in the air drop to the ground quickly and do not travel far, hence the “6 feet” distance.Lately more evidence and studies support the notion that SARS-CoV-2 transmits via aerosols (very, very small droplets). If you have the patient to read through this: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02058-1 , please do.
Essentially you want face masks to reduce the amount of droplets/aerosols being emitted into the air, you want good ventilation so the droplets/aerosols dissipate quicker (hence “outdoor” better than “indoors”), you want that “6 feet” distance so the bigger droplets that cannot dissipate quick enough drop to the ground.
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@Copper said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:
6 feet is probably the most widely known scientific fact in the world today.
6 feet is gospel.
You cannot argue with 6 feet
Arguing with 6 feet is worse than murder
WHO says 1 meter. Germany says 1.5.
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There are no absolutes with safety IME. There's just being cautious and not being a dick.
Not being a dick would be a great start for some people. I've had a jogger pass me while I'm walking the dog, and get within 3-4 inches, which would be obnoxiously close even without Covid. Wanker.
As somebody said elsewhere, if you think that wearing a mask causes you breathing problems, you really, really don't want to get Covid.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:
There are no absolutes with safety IME. There's just being cautious and not being a dick.
Yep.
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The experts have told us masks work. They have told us that masks don't work. They have told us oops, masks do work. They have told us that the virus can live for days on metal surfaces like hand rails, on plastic bags from the store, etc. Now As tells us the experts say the virus has to stay in liquids to remain viable.
Meanwhile, anyone who dares object to the government demanding that everyone wear a mask are ridiculed, accused of being "anti-science", and no one seems interested in even listening to their reasons, much less considering their view. It HAS to be just some deplorable anti-science Trump supporting fool anyway, and after all, the "wear a mask or we will mock you" crowd are superior in every way, particularly when it comes to intelligence....
But these self proclaimed geniuses include those who believe that unless we completely eliminate the use of carbon based fuels we will all die in 12 years - and they've been telling us this for 40 plus years now... and by golly the government has to ORDER us to wear masks because if it doesn't demand it these knuckle dragging deplorable are too stupid to wear a mask...
None of the self proclaimed geniuses want to hear about the fact that the biggest reason some people balk at being ordered by government to wear a mask is because it is unconstitutional for the government to force us to wear something, and the supreme court has declared that to be the case numerous times. It is not because they are "anti-science", it is NOT because they don't care about others - it is because they are getting tired of watching these "geniuses" gradually chip away at our constitutional rights. Next thing you know these geniuses will want to eliminate the police forces that protect us, etc.... oh wait.....
Ask people to wear masks. Don't order them to do it.
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If a supermarket requires people to wear masks in order to enter, what kind of imbecile is going to argue about the US Constitution with a bunch of poor college kids working in a supermarket?
Just put on a mask you stupid fuck.
(That's the generic 'you stupid fuck', not anybody in particular)
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Remember this in November when the mask thing is probably the final nail in Trump’s coffin.
All of us that wear a mask know that it is no big deal, the I I can’t breathe bullshit not withstanding.
And if you are not wearing a mask in public inside I am going to avoid you not so much for Covid fear but I don’t want to be associated with anyone who won’t do something that is tantamount to tying your shoes. Just get the fuck away from me.
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@Larry said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:
A supermarket has every legal right to require everyone wear a mask if they want to come in their store. The government does NOT have the right to order us to wear a mask in supermarkets. That is the issue.
That doesn't seem to the actual issue for most people I've seen complaining.
On a side note, does the government have the right to require us to wear clothes? I reckon if I wandered into the street wearing nothing but a mask, I'd be arrested. So the government can force us to wear something so that we don't frighten old ladies, but it can't force us to wear something so that we don't kill old ladies.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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@Larry said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:
Again, by attempting to explain an important issue regarding this matter, I'm apparently being labeled as a "No masker"...
I'm not implying that. Sorry if it came across that way.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:
@Larry said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:
A supermarket has every legal right to require everyone wear a mask if they want to come in their store. The government does NOT have the right to order us to wear a mask in supermarkets. That is the issue.
That doesn't seem to the actual issue for most people I've seen complaining.
On a side note, does the government have the right to require us to wear clothes? I reckon if I wandered into the street wearing nothing but a mask, I'd be arrested. So the government can force us to wear something so that we don't frighten old ladies, but it can't force us to wear something so that we don't kill old ladies.
I'm not saying the constitution says the government can't require people to wear clothes. I'm saying the supreme court says it is unconstitutional for the government to tell us what clothes to wear.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:
@Larry said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:
A supermarket has every legal right to require everyone wear a mask if they want to come in their store. The government does NOT have the right to order us to wear a mask in supermarkets. That is the issue.
That doesn't seem to the actual issue for most people I've seen complaining.
I keep coming across the religious argument online: that it's evil to wear masks because it covers up faces that were made in the image of God. I honestly cannot understand how some people have become so stupid. We're now talking "the power to unmake society" levels of stupid.
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I'm not at all happy with the idea that the government should force us to wear masks, however we're left with the problem that some people are just stupid assholes, and this is a matter of public safety.
Some people think that speed limits are unconstitutional or unnecessary too. Obviously, most people would agree that they're morons, and we need protecting from them. How do we deal with the case of masks?
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In general, from a moral perspective things stop being considered a right when you will do others harm by exercising them. So, nobody has the right to put others in unnecessary danger, and has an obligation to take due care and attention to avoid doing so.
The question is, at what point does refusal to wear a mask become an unacceptable danger to others.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
