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I'm basically taking this from an earlier hn discussion about the lack of a documented early outbreak in Las Vegas: apparently the casinos have systems powerful
by usrusr 6y ago
I'm basically taking this from an earlier hn discussion about the lack of a documented early outbreak in Las Vegas: apparently the casinos have systems powerful enough (and surely involving clever placing of inlets and outlets to enforce a coherent vertical stream) to allow indoor smoking without driving away non-smoking customers. This has since become my mental model of what it would take to make an indoor environment as safe(ish) in the pandemic as the outdoors.
- toast0 6y agoThe indoor air quality at casinos with smoking is better than a bar with smoking, and it's not enough to drive me away from walking through the casino to get to the hotel, but your clothes still smell like smoke when you get to your room. I would put it as tolerable, maybe if I enjoyed gambling or drinking, I'd be ok with being on the casino floor for longer. Better to go to the enlightened casinos with no smoking though.
- Marsymars 6y agoFor my mental model, I usually think of underground mine ventilation. Requirements are typically in the range of several cubic metres per minute per person - enough ventilation to be able to feel a light breeze.