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[–] Saulspergmin 5 points 0 points 5 points (+5|-5) ago
No, this is nigger-tier retarded. A fart is a gas, and undies are specifically designed to allow that gas to pass. Medical respirators are specifically designed to stop the spread of germ-based diseases. Hospital staff don't wear them just for the fashion. Even a cloth face covering that isn't designed to medical standards isn't useless if the disease in question isn't airborne. If it's mainly spread by droplets of bodily fluids then a simple cloth mask can catch them.
And yeah, I know "COVID isn't real", whatever. If there's no COVID then yeah there's nothing for the mask to stop. But if there is, then yes a mask would help.
[–] Helena73 1 point 5 points 6 points (+6|-1) ago
Wow the things they are doing with technology these days. Next stop flying cars!
[–] Saulspergmin 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I'm holding out for magic pill food.
[–] 1trizz 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
What happens after droplets touch and stay on that cloth mask that sits on your mouth? How many times has someone who isn’t trained in wearing a mask, touched the mask with there hands? How many times have you changed your mask in a day? or do you just put it in your pocket/purse when you don’t need it?These mask rules are designed to get people sick.
[–] Saulspergmin 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago (edited ago)
The droplets that get on the mask evaporate and what was in them stays on the cloth. Unless you're aggressively feeling the mask up for some reason touching it shouldn't be a problem so long as you wash your hands. There is no need to change a cloth mask during the day although it's probably ideal to wash it every day. Even if you never wash it it's still better than nothing, assuming you're somewhere you actually need it. It's best to have a specific spot for only your mask, but you probably can just stuff it wherever so long as it isn't dirty and you remember to wash your hands after fishing it out.
Just because something is imperfect doesn't make it not effective, let alone purposefully designed to make people sick. If people don't practice common sense hygiene then that's on them, not the masks.