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These things are just a charcoal pad on the inside of a mesh with very large holes. If sawdust can come in my cough can go out. And I am not saying all masks a
by johnpowell 7y ago
These things are just a charcoal pad on the inside of a mesh with very large holes. If sawdust can come in my cough can go out.
And I am not saying all masks are dumb. Just this specific one when it is marketed as protection from the current problem. It is fraud.
I spent six hours on the cancer floors of the local hospital the other day getting injections and we had to wear masks in the lobbies. It was the only part of the hospital I know of that required them. But it is the cancer floors and people have very little immune systems. When I was a few months into chemo my WBC count was under 1200. So low they couldn't do anymore chemo.
So every little bit helps. And perhaps I am a bit angsty thinking that people are using the masks for no reason when there are people that actually need them. Again, I am not talking about the ebay garbage mask. I am talking about the ones that actually could help our sickest people.
- imglorp 7y agoALSO be aware masks like that have one-way valves to make exhalation more comfortable. They're just a little rubber flap so the exhaled air is not filtered. So construction mask like that might catch some inhaled droplets but won't do protect others from exhalation if the wearer is ill.
- dTal 7y agoI would imagine they will offer a similar protection to a surgical mask, which also cannot "filter" outgoing air as there is no seal; it's just a line-of sight protection, perhaps helped somewhat by absorbing moisture droplets. A piece of tissue paper inside the valve would probably have the same or better effect, if you could persuade people to do that purely for the benefit of others.