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[trevskoda]

I have listened to all of the epidemologists , clinicians I could on this subject . They all say the same , wear a mask . Get more than a little annoyed at those scrabbling around for excuses not to wear one . Basically because they can't be ersed . Selfish beyond belief

I wear one not because it works, but it keeps folk from looking at me and running away. In Belfast today and 1 in about 30 have them and there old folk.

 

[trevskoda]

Surely last years lack of flu should be proof enough re masks.

More to do with folk staying at home.

 

[trevskoda]

I'm totally in favour of masks and wore one for shopping etc even when it wasn't mandatory, as many people did. Even so, I had something similar to this described to me recently (based on the standard 3-layer surgical type masks most people wear) and it totally put things in perspective for me...

Imagine the threads of the mask are woven from ropes. There are gaps between the ropes but the weave is close enough that the ropes are wider than the gaps. The virus droplet (not the virus itself but the droplet containing it) is the size of a pea. It's possible to blast the pea through the ropes but there's plenty of rope to hit too, so it's not easy.

Now take the second layer of our rope mask and offset it from the first layer. Even harder to blast that pea through now.
Now add the third layer, again offset. You really don't stand much chance of that pea going anywhere!

Important to make sure there are no huge gaps around the sides of course, which is probably where a lot of people go wrong.

Here's a good article about home-made cloth masks too...

COVID-19 masks FAQs: How can cloth stop a tiny virus? What’s the best fabric? Do they protect the wearer?

Epidemiologists reviewed 25 studies of cloth face masks. Here’s what they found out about how well they work, why they work, who they protect and why the mosquito and chain-link fence analogy is wrong.

theconversation.com

Most folk wear them under the nose on on the chin followed by hanging on the ear,and if you did sneeze the gap around the nose bridge will sure let all loose, and what about smokers with a hole in the mask for the fag.

 

[Minisorella]

Most folk wear them under the nose on on the chin followed by hanging on the ear,and if you did sneeze the gap around the nose bridge will sure let all loose, and what about smokers with a hole in the mask for the fag.

You can't legislate for eejits Trev

 

[Poacher]

I’m 100% pro mask - even when I’m out gigging!