On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 20:13:59 +1000, "Rod Speed"
wrote:

"Kelly" wrote in message
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Rod Speed wrote:

"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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But masks are pretty useless unless you are actually
infectious, they really just make it less likely you will
pick your nose with an infected finger or suck your
infected thumb or pick some food out from between
your teeth with an infected finger etc. So there isnt
any real point in cleaning a mask.

That's an interesting way of looking at things. I think even if the
mask was pretty useless, anyway, whether it be clean or unclean,
I would prefer to wear a clean mask. And cling on to the hope
that at least it was better than wearing absolutely no mask at all.

But cleaning it that way destroys its filtering capability.

That is really the point I wanted some reassurance on. If the general
consensus was that cleaning it that way does indeed destroy its
filtering capabilities, I wasn't going to bother adopting this method.

Okay then, I've made a mental note, you think this method is a
detrimental waste of time. Thanks for replying.