Thursday, 3 September 2020

Mask Up and Shut Up

quote [ Jimenez told me that, compared with yelling, quiet talking reduces aerosols by a factor of five; being completely silent reduces them by a factor of about 50. That means talking quietly, rather than yelling, reduces the risk of viral transmission by a degree comparable to properly wearing a mask.
[…]
“I can tell you that theaters don’t seem nearly as dangerous as a loud restaurant or bar, where people have to speak loudly to be heard.” ]

Some ideas on sparing other people your breath.

Also, have fun adjusting the “Loose Lips Sink Ships” slogan.
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by Paracetamol@9:55amGMT]

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gendo666 said @ 6:38pm GMT on 3rd Sep [Score:-1 Boring]
I'm in Ontario Canada and in a major city. Masking has gone down and surprise! we have more COVID cases. Most of the people are either chin-masking, nose masking or just not wearing masks at all even in mandated areas. And distancing? a hell of a lot less than they should. A large group of those are the "financially and socially disenfranchised" even when they are wandering around with their new iphones out.

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