An analogy for wearing masks
Apr 29, 2020 11:53:59 #
This morning while making a donut run I heard a good analogy for why wearing masks helps.
If we were all walking around naked and someone decided to start peeing everyone is likely to get wet. If they were naked and everyone else clothed, everyone might get somewhat wet. If everyone were clothed virtually all would stay dry while the one peeing would get wet.
Assuming masks protect you from me, not me from you this makes sense.
Bill
If we were all walking around naked and someone decided to start peeing everyone is likely to get wet. If they were naked and everyone else clothed, everyone might get somewhat wet. If everyone were clothed virtually all would stay dry while the one peeing would get wet.
Assuming masks protect you from me, not me from you this makes sense.
Bill
Apr 29, 2020 12:11:00 #
wjones8637 wrote:
This morning while making a donut run I heard a good analogy for why wearing masks helps.
If we were all walking around naked and someone decided to start peeing everyone is likely to get wet. If they were naked and everyone else clothed, everyone might get somewhat wet. If everyone were clothed virtually all would stay dry while the one peeing would get wet.
Assuming masks protect you from me, not me from you this makes sense.
Bill
If we were all walking around naked and someone decided to start peeing everyone is likely to get wet. If they were naked and everyone else clothed, everyone might get somewhat wet. If everyone were clothed virtually all would stay dry while the one peeing would get wet.
Assuming masks protect you from me, not me from you this makes sense.
Bill
Meaning no disrespect I believe your analogy is all wet unless I am missing something here. One person peeing could not necessarily pee on everyone unless he tried to do that. Even still it would not reach everyone. Clothing makes no difference even if your analogy is correct. Wet is wet.
I wear a mask and yes it does protect others from me to a point. It protects nobody if I open an infected door and then write a check at a bank with someone else going to use that very pen.
My apologies if I am missing something.
Dennis
Apr 29, 2020 12:22:42 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Meaning no disrespect I believe your analogy is al... (show quote)
Depends on their age Dennis, as to how far the stream might reach. In my case, the ground would be severely soaked
Apr 29, 2020 12:27:09 #
I guess that applies to liquid ejected from orifices. Thanks for the explanation.
Apr 29, 2020 12:31:14 #
tomcat wrote:
Depends on their age Dennis, as to how far the stream might reach. In my case, the ground would be severely soaked
Yes of course the ground would be soaked. No argument there. But the ground isn’t what is being discussed that I know of. At 74 now I can relate to some comical and some not so comical incidents regarding peeing.
Been here-Doing that.
Be healthy my friend.
Dennis
Apr 29, 2020 12:45:16 #
tomcat wrote:
Depends on their age Dennis, as to how far the stream might reach. In my case, the ground would be severely soaked
I'd be lucky if I got my own shoes wet.
Apr 29, 2020 12:47:29 #
Gasman57 wrote:
I'd be lucky if I got my own shoes wet.
If only chuckles could be perceived in a post. I hear you though. The front of undershorts would be nice too.
Dennis
Apr 29, 2020 15:57:25 #
When I was young, I had to hold it down to keep from peeing in my eyes.
As the years passed, I have to hold it up to prevent peeing on my socks.
As the years passed, I have to hold it up to prevent peeing on my socks.
Apr 29, 2020 20:58:50 #
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Apr 30, 2020 08:58:46 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Meaning no disrespect I believe your analogy is al... (show quote)
yes, Dennis, you are missing the fact that pee only goes 6 feet.
Apr 30, 2020 09:33:49 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
dennis2146 wrote:
Meaning no disrespect I believe your analogy is al... (show quote)
The virus transmits through aerosols and droplets from your breath. You would have to DIRECTLY touch particles on a surface and then touch your mucous membranes AND have enough particles transferred for a viable transfer. The risk of that is low. AND, the virus degrades fairly rapidly on surfaces over time. They can detect it on metal after a few days but the amounts and viability are much in question. They think they may be detecting just RNA residue.
Apr 30, 2020 10:26:04 #
Paul Diamond
Loc: Atlanta, GA, USA
dennis2146 wrote:
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Saw an interview with an Emergency Room Doctor on the TV. He said he would not use a public restroom because of the risk. His comment was that medical professionals were already concerned about the spread of e-coli. He explained that when you flush the toilet, you feel a rush of air that potentially spreads air filled with e-coli to you in the stall and others in the restroom. (I never thought of that!)
Now, this Doctor is also concerned about the volume of air from flushing a toilet that could also spread Covid-19! And he refuses to use a public restroom!
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