So instead of our nostrils simply pushing it downward (I wonder if there's some evolutionary reason for that 🤔), we've basically been ejecting our breath in all directions like a fucking sprinkler.
I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if the fibers of the masks actually cleave droplets into smaller ones, making them hang around in the air longer than if no mask was worn at all.
I've maintained for a long time that the general public wearing them makes things worse. I hadn't considered this point before though. It sounds credible.
In response to an uptick in cases at my workplace (12 cases out of 650 employees), our management decided that masks should be worn at all times (old policy said only within 6 feet of another worker) even if you’re doing hot work or lifting. Cases quadrupled in 2 weeks after holding steady for 6 solid months. This was without any increase in testing and before the cold weather showed up.
It also resulted in nearly 70 people receiving write-ups in the first two days of the new policy being in place.
Should also mention that not one single person here has been hospitalized or suffered any serious long term effects, including some of those infected who are elderly.
So instead of our nostrils simply pushing it downward (I wonder if there's some evolutionary reason for that 🤔), we've basically been ejecting our breath in all directions like a fucking sprinkler.
I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if the fibers of the masks actually cleave droplets into smaller ones, making them hang around in the air longer than if no mask was worn at all.
I've maintained for a long time that the general public wearing them makes things worse. I hadn't considered this point before though. It sounds credible.
In response to an uptick in cases at my workplace (12 cases out of 650 employees), our management decided that masks should be worn at all times (old policy said only within 6 feet of another worker) even if you’re doing hot work or lifting. Cases quadrupled in 2 weeks after holding steady for 6 solid months. This was without any increase in testing and before the cold weather showed up.
It also resulted in nearly 70 people receiving write-ups in the first two days of the new policy being in place.
Should also mention that not one single person here has been hospitalized or suffered any serious long term effects, including some of those infected who are elderly.