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Ok, ill bite...What worm one?

dukeofdoom 6y ago
Its not the one I've seen before. But here's two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG4xyX-1MAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG4xyX-1MAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJd4NBEFAkg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJd4NBEFAkg
- fokinsean 6y ago
  I also just read people are reporting them on the test swabs. I literally just got a test lmao. I'm sure this has a reasonable explanation though, right?
  - pyinstallwoes 6y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ceejayoz https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ceejayoz Any dead material with moisture or air exposed to it will cause it to move. Typical really! /s I poke because, I mean of course we're considering those things. I am not trying to peddle conspiracy theories. I want to fundamentally know why; generalizations don't help here.
    - fokinsean 6y ago
      Yeah, I've honestly gotten to the point where I'm not surprised by anything anymore and can't tell truth from fiction. Another fun one is the use of Ethylene Oxide to sterilize the swabs. It is a carcinogen but it seems like it's is used in many places. It was just funny that I stumbled on the ethylene and worm thing _after_ I got my test today.
      - pyinstallwoes 6y ago
        It's absurd really. Thankfully I'm hearing others with similar introspections. I was feeling quite crazy. Maybe we'll come out of this okay by being curious.
        fokinsean 6y ago
        Yeah I like to remain optimistic, IMO that is the only way to stay sane. It's just funny how total opposite realities can coexist. I get a NYT daily email which makes it sound like everything is okay, vaccines are working great, etc, then I can spend 10 minutes reading `/r/conspiracy` and it really throws you upside down. Not to say that everything said there is true (I know most of it is likely bs), but I enjoy seeing the total opposites ends of the spectrum.
ksaj 6y ago
This is quite literally the myth involving ham or pork and soda pop. Of course in that case the "worms" were just the fat moving and solidifying from the carbonation. This time it is someone, apparently for the first time, discovering that wickable* fibers found in masks tend to move about when liquid is absorbing into or evaporating from them. Of course these fibers are in a lot of other places, including your winter clothing and anything else absorbent you might happen to wear. Someone in another response pointed out the Japanese dishes with dry bonito flakes that move around in animate style when subjected to steam. It's exactly the same thing. * Wickable might not be a real word. I mean "able to wick" as any absorbant fiber can.

Its not the one I've seen before. But here's two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG4xyX-1MAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG4xyX-1MAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJd4NBEFAkg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJd4NBEFAkg

fokinsean 6y ago
I also just read people are reporting them on the test swabs. I literally just got a test lmao. I'm sure this has a reasonable explanation though, right?
- pyinstallwoes 6y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ceejayoz https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ceejayoz Any dead material with moisture or air exposed to it will cause it to move. Typical really! /s I poke because, I mean of course we're considering those things. I am not trying to peddle conspiracy theories. I want to fundamentally know why; generalizations don't help here.
  - fokinsean 6y ago
    Yeah, I've honestly gotten to the point where I'm not surprised by anything anymore and can't tell truth from fiction. Another fun one is the use of Ethylene Oxide to sterilize the swabs. It is a carcinogen but it seems like it's is used in many places. It was just funny that I stumbled on the ethylene and worm thing _after_ I got my test today.
    - pyinstallwoes 6y ago
      It's absurd really. Thankfully I'm hearing others with similar introspections. I was feeling quite crazy. Maybe we'll come out of this okay by being curious.
      - fokinsean 6y ago
        Yeah I like to remain optimistic, IMO that is the only way to stay sane. It's just funny how total opposite realities can coexist. I get a NYT daily email which makes it sound like everything is okay, vaccines are working great, etc, then I can spend 10 minutes reading `/r/conspiracy` and it really throws you upside down. Not to say that everything said there is true (I know most of it is likely bs), but I enjoy seeing the total opposites ends of the spectrum.

ksaj 6y ago

This is quite literally the myth involving ham or pork and soda pop. Of course in that case the "worms" were just the fat moving and solidifying from the carbonation. This time it is someone, apparently for the first time, discovering that wickable* fibers found in masks tend to move about when liquid is absorbing into or evaporating from them. Of course these fibers are in a lot of other places, including your winter clothing and anything else absorbent you might happen to wear. Someone in another response pointed out the Japanese dishes with dry bonito flakes that move around in animate style when subjected to steam. It's exactly the same thing. * Wickable might not be a real word. I mean "able to wick" as any absorbant fiber can.