Question for the mask experts

Darth Omar said:
No lol, it’s because *I know* I’m not supposed to touch it and then squeeze cantaloupe to see if it’s ripe.

It’s a hassle and I don’t want to deal with it. And masks are overrated unless you’re in a high risk environment.
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You are now a health expert??
 
floridafan said:
You are now a health expert??
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He's right. But the best thing to do re grocery shopping is order online for pickup. It's what I do now. Do you? if not, why not? After all it's the best way to not come into contact with those wearing filthy contaminated masks that are used over and over. They're worse than reusing underwear because at least there's a barrier to the underwear plus the oral cavity has more bacterial flora per µm³ than the anus.
 
Darth Omar said:
Well, *anything* that impedes flow through the airway will increase the CO2 level in the blood lol.

If you doubt me, hold your breath and watch what happens to your blood CO2. Just don’t hold too long, 30 seconds should be plenty.
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Stop promoting misinformation by using stupid examples like equating holding your breath with breathing through a mask. It makes you look like an idiot.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Stop promoting misinformation by using stupid examples like equating holding your breath with breathing through a mask. It makes you look like an idiot.
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Well, you’re wrong.

Anything that impedes airflow into the lungs is going to increase blood CO2 level. Masks included. Granted, if you’re just standing there during a surgery or walking through a store it’s not going to be significant. But that can change when you start asking people to wear masks doing anything like strenuous work.

Cover your face with a mask and take a brisk walk and you will instinctively pull it down pretty quick. That’s your brain telling you about your blood O2/CO2 levels.
 
anonymoose said:
He's right. But the best thing to do re grocery shopping is order online for pickup. It's what I do now. Do you? if not, why not? After all it's the best way to not come into contact with those wearing filthy contaminated masks that are used over and over. They're worse than reusing underwear because at least there's a barrier to the underwear plus the oral cavity has more bacterial flora per µm³ than the anus.
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I go in stores to look at merchandise and sales not advertised. Some of us are not rich
 
Eagle_Eye said:
Our masks have replaceable filters and exhaust ports. Plus I have an IR hand held sterilizer.
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Well done. :good4u:

I made a boat load of masks a few months ago. They're all washable and go into the sink when we get home, and hung out in the sun to dry. Now that commercially-made ones are finally available again, have some on order from Amazon that are disposable.

Most people out there are you like and me and take sensible precautions. It's the ones who don't who are the problem rather than the solution.
 
Darth Omar said:
Well, you’re wrong.

Anything that impedes airflow into the lungs is going to increase blood CO2 level. Masks included. Granted, if you’re just standing there during a surgery or walking through a store it’s not going to be significant. But that can change when you start asking people to wear masks doing anything like strenuous work.

Cover your face with a mask and take a brisk walk and you will instinctively pull it down pretty quick. That’s your brain telling you about your blood O2/CO2 levels.
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So who is advocating wearing masks while doing "strenuous work"? Mr. Owl's gym just reopened; they do not require masks.

See, you start with a fallacy and then just double down on it. If wearing a mask for hours was dangerous, surgeons would be dropping like flies on their patients. So would store employees. Stop promoting stupidity. Thanks.
 
anatta said:
I go in stores to look at merchandise and sales not advertised. Some of us are not rich
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And some of us prefer to select our own produce, meats, and seafood. That's where the anti-maskers who call us "scared" and "sheeple" are so wrong. We're not afraid. We are careful, and we care enough about our fellow human beings that we want to protect them by taking sensible precautions, like wearing a mask.
 
Darth Omar said:
No lol, it’s because *I know* I’m not supposed to touch it and then squeeze cantaloupe to see if it’s ripe.

It’s a hassle and I don’t want to deal with it. And masks are overrated unless you’re in a high risk environment.
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So masks don’t protect other people from catching the virus from you? Why would you even be willing to take the risk of contaminating another just because you find the mask annoying?
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
You must have a dull life if you sit in drive-throughs and watch the window ppl to see if they are changing their gloves. lol
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I do but it's entertaining. When I get bored with that I sit in my back garden, turn on the sprinkler and watch the grass grow.
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BartenderElite said:
Dr. Darth, why not give it a rest for a bit. You're at odds with almost the entire medical and healthcare community at this point.

"Improper use" - do you think that maybe they have determined that less is spread through touching, and that even with poor handling masks stop those pesky respiratory droplets more effectively?
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Have they lol.

I heard something about burlap and fan.
 
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