If these masks were intended to capture incoming or outgoing COVID viruses, then where are all the medical waste bins to dispose of them? We have disposal bins for needles in many public bathrooms and needles are far less prolific.
The reason that masks don't protect the wearer is because they don't cover the eyes and ears, and don't stop you from contaminating yourself another way. That's why this packaging emphasizes the fact that they're ear loop masks, because they don't cover your ears.
But they do have a waterproof barrier (the medical masks, not the cloth ones that are ACTUALLY completely useless) that does a decent job of blocking larger particulates when you cough or sneeze. It's still only like 40% effective or something, maybe less, and certainly unnecessary in most non-hospital settings.
I'm not pointing this out because I'm a proponent of mask mandates, I'm not. I'm pointing this out because this is the argument we need to be aware of. There are plenty of sound arguments against the mandating of mask use, but this one in particular is a logical fallacy.
When you wear these masks, you can feel the air moving around the edge of the mask. Causing your glasses to fog, or just breezing by the side of your face.
Heavy droplets such as when you cough or sneeze may be reduced from getting out. But aerosolized floating tiny droplets are getting out and they are getting in.
N95 masks are useful in that, after fit testing, they seal around the face so that there is little or less escape around the edges. They also have alternate weave fabrics and ionic layers built to trap small particles. However they are only effective for 5 or less uses and every use after #1 increases risk. They need to be put on and taken off with new gloves.
The way most people use these masks, they are Petri dishes. In fact it would be a great student microbiology project to swab masks from the public and see what is on them from a bacterial and viral standpoint.
Imagine there are two people. The guy sneezing (GS) and another guy (AG) in front of him. What is the best most effective way to prevent AG from getting that sneeze on him?
A) Put a mask on GS
B) Put a mask on AG
If someone does this in front your face, it doesn't matter if you wear a mask or not.
This has become the norm in many Asian countries during flu season because they live in extremely densely populated areas, so you are actually at risk of transmitting your illness in public settings. Not the case for most of America. Even most of our large metros aren't as cram packed with people as, say, Tokyo.
I mean, still probably a decent idea to put on a mask if you KNOW you're sick and have to go out, especially if you live somewhere where you have to use public transit, but it should just be common courtesy, not mandatory.
I think we found the shill
If these masks were intended to capture incoming or outgoing COVID viruses, then where are all the medical waste bins to dispose of them? We have disposal bins for needles in many public bathrooms and needles are far less prolific.
The reason that masks don't protect the wearer is because they don't cover the eyes and ears, and don't stop you from contaminating yourself another way. That's why this packaging emphasizes the fact that they're ear loop masks, because they don't cover your ears.
But they do have a waterproof barrier (the medical masks, not the cloth ones that are ACTUALLY completely useless) that does a decent job of blocking larger particulates when you cough or sneeze. It's still only like 40% effective or something, maybe less, and certainly unnecessary in most non-hospital settings.
I'm not pointing this out because I'm a proponent of mask mandates, I'm not. I'm pointing this out because this is the argument we need to be aware of. There are plenty of sound arguments against the mandating of mask use, but this one in particular is a logical fallacy.
When you wear these masks, you can feel the air moving around the edge of the mask. Causing your glasses to fog, or just breezing by the side of your face.
Heavy droplets such as when you cough or sneeze may be reduced from getting out. But aerosolized floating tiny droplets are getting out and they are getting in.
N95 masks are useful in that, after fit testing, they seal around the face so that there is little or less escape around the edges. They also have alternate weave fabrics and ionic layers built to trap small particles. However they are only effective for 5 or less uses and every use after #1 increases risk. They need to be put on and taken off with new gloves.
The way most people use these masks, they are Petri dishes. In fact it would be a great student microbiology project to swab masks from the public and see what is on them from a bacterial and viral standpoint.
Buh...buh... but newsman said masks are for heros!
“Masks are for homos”
-President Bolsonaro
Top kek
I said this many times, I've shown them... but, It's like shaking a hypnotized victim in a TV trance.
Facts do not matter to the left.
Lol, so viruses get blocked one way but not the other?
https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/335/7633/1293/F1.large.jpg?width=800&height=600
Imagine there are two people. The guy sneezing (GS) and another guy (AG) in front of him. What is the best most effective way to prevent AG from getting that sneeze on him?
A) Put a mask on GS
B) Put a mask on AG
If someone does this in front your face, it doesn't matter if you wear a mask or not.
Yes, I agree. "Cover that fucking mouth, you fucking idiot" with a fucking mask.
This has become the norm in many Asian countries during flu season because they live in extremely densely populated areas, so you are actually at risk of transmitting your illness in public settings. Not the case for most of America. Even most of our large metros aren't as cram packed with people as, say, Tokyo.
I mean, still probably a decent idea to put on a mask if you KNOW you're sick and have to go out, especially if you live somewhere where you have to use public transit, but it should just be common courtesy, not mandatory.
“Masks are for homos”
-President Bolsonaro
Username definitely does not check out