Re: Stand back, I'm going to try science! (and talk about masks)

[Katarina Whimsy <kdsorceress gmail com>]

Thank you for the science, Laura!

I have a variety of masks at this point (I am enjoying the collection,
because ~fashion~) and would probably tend towards my
thicker/multiply-layered masks for ringing (small space, exertion wants
higher protection for me and others.)

I have found that tie-masks are less likely to slip down my face than
elastic, and have been trending toward that form (up to and including
sewing ribbons onto one-mask-so-far but more to come). This might be useful
information for other people!

~Kat

On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 11:26 AM Mira Whiting <mirawhiting gmail com> 
wrote:

> My kids have been wearing masks for 3-4 hours most days (8am-12pm-ish)
> outside in the heat and humidity with no ill effects, even while they run
> and climb and do other aerobic things (I have been wearing mine for 
> similar
> timeframes, but I usually manage to just sit on a bench in the shade, so
> it's possibly less relevant experience :) ).   It definitely takes some
> getting used to, but it's much less uncomfortable to wear a mask for 
> hours
> in July than I would have predicted.
>
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 10:05 AM <lauradi rcn com> wrote:
>
> > I am a hardcore face covering advocate. I wear a 2 layer mask for most
> > trips out of the house, and this one for running, lawn mowing, or
> distanced
> > Tai Chi in the park
> >
> > https://policyviz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mockup-bc402840.jpg
> > (it's John Snow's cholera map, the one that led to the removal of the
> pump
> > handle). I have added extra elastic to some of them to make sure they
> don't
> > slip down. I see a lot of people whose noses are not covered, and I 
> > think
> > fit may be part of the problem.
> > That is a preface to me saying that if ringing resumes without the
> > requirement for consistent, correct cloth or surgical mask coverings
> > inside, I won't be there. Also, for my own protection, I try not to be
> near
> > people wearing masks with the valves that let their expirations out.
> > To make sure that it was legit for me to say that people should be 
> > masked
> > to ring, I spent twenty-two minutes this morning masked (commercial 2
> layer
> > mask plus extra elastic) raising my arms up above my head and down
> > repeatedly at what I guessed would be ringing speed. The mask was not
> > dislodged. My shoulders claimed that it was harder than ringing, but I
> was
> > not short of breath in any way. I'm still wearing the mask, because in
> real
> > circumstances like going to the grocery story, I put the mask on 
> > before I
> > leave the house and don't remove it until I am home again, so I presume
> > that to ring for 15 minutes I'd be masked for a couple of hours.
> > A test is a snapshot of one moment in time. One could test negative and
> be
> > infected the next day, which is why Yale, for example, has claimed that
> > they will test returning students every three days.
> > One thing to remember about personal safety is that quantity of the 
> > virus
> > that one is exposed to matters. That is why outdoors is better than
> > indoors, mask is better than bare face, etc. Stuff adds up. A combined
> > approach is best.
> > The Advent is requiring masks for worshippers. Old North is requiring
> > masks for visitors to the historic talks (no services for a couple of
> > months yet). I think it's clear that they would expect us to be masked 
> > as
> > well when we are in their buildings.
> >
> >
> > Laura Dickerson
> >
> >
> > PS Doctor in Dublin wears six surgical masks on top of each other to 
> > show
> > that oxygen levels don't go down. There area lots of others like this
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5npQivAmcE
> >
> >
> > John Oliver talking about conspiracy theories from last Sunday (worth
> > seeing. 22 minutes long)
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b_eHBZLM6U
> >
> >
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