On 2020-06-29 15:05, FromTheRafters wrote:
T was thinking very hard :
On 2020-06-29 11:27, FromTheRafters wrote:
T explained :
On 2020-06-29 03:43, FromTheRafters wrote:
T used his or her keyboard to write :
On 2020-06-29 01:41, wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2020 21:25:10 -0700, Bob F
wrote:

On 6/28/2020 7:26 PM, micky wrote:
The cashier at the supermarket wears a black mask with what
looks like
one of these on either side. Like the seashell from Shell gas
stations.
I had hoped it was decoration, but it looks like these enough I
think
it's just an "activated carbon filter".

https://www.amazon.com/Activated-Fil...tag=mozilla-20




Not only that, she talks low enough I've had to lean over once
to hear
what she says.Â* "The self-checkout scanners are not on. " I
knew that.
If they were on, that's where I'd be.

One comment:Â*Â* they are directional in that you can aim the
exhaust some
what. Mine are pointed down and back towards my shoulders.

But these valves are meant to make breathing out easier, right?
while
using the rest of the mask to filter the air that comes in,
right? It
seems that vents like this defeat the so-called goal of masks, to
protect the other people.


The valves make them useless for protecting others, so they
offer little
aid in reducing spreading.


Agree.
But if a bandana is consideredÂ* acceptableÂ* " to protect others
"Â* ...
theseÂ* sports masksÂ* wouldn't be any worse.
Â*Â*Â* John T.


You would not cluster bomb others when you coughed.
So maybe slightly better.

I very much doubt that.

Only stands to reason.Â* What does not get through the mask
on it own, builds up on the mask.Â* Then when you cough or
sneeze, you blow what you would have blown out without the
mask plus everything that has built up on the mask gets
blown all over everyone else.Â* So the exhaust hole does
help the build up issue

Wrong again.

Translation: you don't have an argument to present.

Already presented, and already ignored by you.

What makes you think that *everything* on there gets *everyone* else and
that not perfect means not worth even trying?

As I do believe you pointed out, maybe someone else, there
is a certain threshold necessary to infect you. If the
mask does not protect to that point, then they are useless.

And when useless, the constant scratching and readjusting
puts the wearer at more risk. Transfer by hand contact
is a YUGE transmission vector. And the cluster bombing
of everyone else is not appreciated. But they do give
you a false sense of self righteousness.

And as I have pointed out before, the vast majority of
fatalities are nursing homes. You know, the places where
folks at the greatest risk live. And the place were
the Democrat Butcher of New York forced folks to
take people infected with the commie flu. But since
he is a Democrat and protected by American Pravda,
you don't care. Lets all wear useless masks.

And as you put it, "not even worth trying?" A lot of
damned good face masks did to protect those people
that Cuomo sentenced to death.

Here is an idea. If you are sick, STAY HOME!

Here is another idea, PROTECT THOSE AT RISK.
DON'T PUT INFECTED PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES.