Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 11:50 PM Terry Blanton wrote: > You didn't read the articles. The issue is not sneezing! > > It is breathing. And talking. > Here, read this article carefully: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.23.20039446v2.full.pdf You may have walked in the same space a beautiful woman just passed and experienced her nice perfume. If she was shedding virus at that time you are likely infected even if both of you were wearing a cloth mask.
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
You didn't read the articles. The issue is not sneezing! It is breathing. And talking. The articles indicate that you can catch the Covid-19 disease from aerosols whose sizes are 5 microns. Not only that, they can hang in the air for much longer than droplets from coughing and sneezing. And 2 meters is not the safe distance...it's more like 7 to 8 meters. Combine this with the face that 40 to 50 percent of infected people are asymptomatic while still shedding huge numbers of virionswell, Brix said today to not even go to the grocery store. And a balaclava isn't much protection. Cheers. On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 10:46 PM wrote: > In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sat, 4 Apr 2020 19:46:56 -0400: > Hi, > [snip] > >5000 nm is pretty small. How many SARS-CoV-2 Virions will fit in one > >aerosol particle? > > The only reference I could find for the size of the virus is 0.1 micron. > So assuming that both measures (i.e. 0.1 & 5) > refer to a diameter, and volume goes as the cube of diameter that means at > most 50^3 = 125000 (which ignores packing > factor) in one aerosol particle, probably much less of course. However > droplets (sneezing) are usually larger than 5 > microns AFAIK. > [snip] > Regards, > > > Robin van Spaandonk > > local asymmetry = temporary success > >
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sat, 4 Apr 2020 19:46:56 -0400: Hi, [snip] >5000 nm is pretty small. How many SARS-CoV-2 Virions will fit in one >aerosol particle? The only reference I could find for the size of the virus is 0.1 micron. So assuming that both measures (i.e. 0.1 & 5) refer to a diameter, and volume goes as the cube of diameter that means at most 50^3 = 125000 (which ignores packing factor) in one aerosol particle, probably much less of course. However droplets (sneezing) are usually larger than 5 microns AFAIK. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk local asymmetry = temporary success
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
I'm going back to finish bingeing almost 5 years of "Better Call Saul." On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 8:14 PM Terry Blanton wrote: > Dammit. That is just the sort of coincidence that I have been > encountering since my "incident" which makes me think that I am dead and > none of you exist. > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 8:11 PM Terry Blanton wrote: > >> LOL!! >> >> https://youtu.be/D3zZ_ih0Jpc >> >> On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:59 PM Jones Beene wrote: >> >>> ... or a Firesign skit,,, >>> >>> you know - "Name that pandemic" ... >>> >>> >>> >>> Terry Blanton wrote: >>> >>> Yeah, like the ultimate software package in "Ready Player One". >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:54 PM Jones Beene wrote: >>> >>> Yes that is exactly the kind of thing which has a ring of truth >>> indicating that we are part of simulation >>> >>> ...but... >>> >>> Do not tell. Never tell. The consequences could be drifting out in >>> cyberspace till the next reboot ... >>> >>> >>> Terry Blanton wrote: >>> >>> I was in intensive care in September 16, 2019 due to sepsis. I have a >>> theory that I died and went to hell and am living it. :) >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM Jones Beene wrote: >>> >>> Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a >>> part of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ? >>> >>>
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
Dammit. That is just the sort of coincidence that I have been encountering since my "incident" which makes me think that I am dead and none of you exist. On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 8:11 PM Terry Blanton wrote: > LOL!! > > https://youtu.be/D3zZ_ih0Jpc > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:59 PM Jones Beene wrote: > >> ... or a Firesign skit,,, >> >> you know - "Name that pandemic" ... >> >> >> >> Terry Blanton wrote: >> >> Yeah, like the ultimate software package in "Ready Player One". >> >> On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:54 PM Jones Beene wrote: >> >> Yes that is exactly the kind of thing which has a ring of truth >> indicating that we are part of simulation >> >> ...but... >> >> Do not tell. Never tell. The consequences could be drifting out in >> cyberspace till the next reboot ... >> >> >> Terry Blanton wrote: >> >> I was in intensive care in September 16, 2019 due to sepsis. I have a >> theory that I died and went to hell and am living it. :) >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM Jones Beene wrote: >> >> Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a >> part of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ? >> >>
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LOL!! https://youtu.be/D3zZ_ih0Jpc On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:59 PM Jones Beene wrote: > ... or a Firesign skit,,, > > you know - "Name that pandemic" ... > > > > Terry Blanton wrote: > > Yeah, like the ultimate software package in "Ready Player One". > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:54 PM Jones Beene wrote: > > Yes that is exactly the kind of thing which has a ring of truth indicating > that we are part of simulation > > ...but... > > Do not tell. Never tell. The consequences could be drifting out in > cyberspace till the next reboot ... > > > Terry Blanton wrote: > > I was in intensive care in September 16, 2019 due to sepsis. I have a > theory that I died and went to hell and am living it. :) > > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM Jones Beene wrote: > > Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a part > of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ? > >
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
OK it's a Chinese knockoff of "beat the reaper"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3zZ_ih0Jpc ... or a Firesign skit,,, you know - "Name that pandemic" ... Terry Blanton wrote: Yeah, like the ultimate software package in "Ready Player One". On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:54 PM Jones Beene wrote: Yes that is exactly the kind of thing which has a ring of truth indicating that we are part of simulation ...but... Do not tell. Never tell. The consequences could be drifting out in cyberspace till the next reboot ... Terry Blanton wrote: I was in intensive care in September 16, 2019 due to sepsis. I have a theory that I died and went to hell and am living it. :) On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM Jones Beene wrote: Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a part of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ?
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
... or a Firesign skit,,, you know - "Name that pandemic" ... Terry Blanton wrote: Yeah, like the ultimate software package in "Ready Player One". On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:54 PM Jones Beene wrote: Yes that is exactly the kind of thing which has a ring of truth indicating that we are part of simulation ...but... Do not tell. Never tell. The consequences could be drifting out in cyberspace till the next reboot ... Terry Blanton wrote: I was in intensive care in September 16, 2019 due to sepsis. I have a theory that I died and went to hell and am living it. :) On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM Jones Beene wrote: Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a part of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ?
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
Yeah, like the ultimate software package in "Ready Player One". On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:54 PM Jones Beene wrote: > Yes that is exactly the kind of thing which has a ring of truth indicating > that we are part of simulation > > ...but... > > Do not tell. Never tell. The consequences could be drifting out in > cyberspace till the next reboot ... > > > > Terry Blanton wrote: > > > I was in intensive care in September 16, 2019 due to sepsis. I have a > theory that I died and went to hell and am living it. :) > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM Jones Beene wrote: > > Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a part > of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ? > >
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
Yes that is exactly the kind of thing which has a ring of truth indicating that we are part of simulation ...but... Do not tell. Never tell. The consequences could be drifting out in cyberspace till the next reboot ... Terry Blanton wrote: I was in intensive care in September 16, 2019 due to sepsis. I have a theory that I died and went to hell and am living it. :) On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM Jones Beene wrote: Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a part of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ?
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
Speaking of, did you know that Oprah Winfrey almost died of pneumonia in September also? She had just returned from Italy. One theory is that the virus has been around a lot longer than we think. It would be interesting to see if she has antibodies for SARS-CoV-2. On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:48 PM Terry Blanton wrote: > I was in intensive care in September 16, 2019 due to sepsis. I have a > theory that I died and went to hell and am living it. :) > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM Jones Beene wrote: > >> Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a >> part of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ? >> >>
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
I was in intensive care in September 16, 2019 due to sepsis. I have a theory that I died and went to hell and am living it. :) On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM Jones Beene wrote: > Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a part > of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ? > >
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
5000 nm is pretty small. How many SARS-CoV-2 Virions will fit in one aerosol particle? https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-can-spread-as-an-aerosol.html On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:43 PM Terry Blanton wrote: > Not exactly true. > > > https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/you-may-be-able-spread-coronavirus-just-breathing-new-report-finds > > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:38 PM wrote: > >> In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sat, 4 Apr 2020 18:35:31 -0400: >> Hi, >> [snip] >> >I found an old Hoover HEPA vacuum bag and thought to make a mask. Then I >> >Googled the idea. Nothing new under the sun. HEPA spec is 300 nm but >> test >> >show them effective down to 50 nm (depends on the rating). SARS-CoV-2 is >> >125 nm. >> >> I think the size of the virus is irrelevant. The mask doesn't really have >> to stop individual virus particles, it only >> has to stop the moisture droplets that carry them. Droplets are thousands >> of times larger than the virus. >> A normal handkerchief/silk scarf should do fine provided that there are >> no spaces around edge where droplets can bypass >> the filter. >> Regards, >> >> >> Robin van Spaandonk >> >> local asymmetry = temporary success >> >>
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
Doesn't the entire scenario seem more and more like we are actually a part of that proverbial SIM which we talk about from time to time ?
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
Not exactly true. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/you-may-be-able-spread-coronavirus-just-breathing-new-report-finds On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:38 PM wrote: > In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sat, 4 Apr 2020 18:35:31 -0400: > Hi, > [snip] > >I found an old Hoover HEPA vacuum bag and thought to make a mask. Then I > >Googled the idea. Nothing new under the sun. HEPA spec is 300 nm but > test > >show them effective down to 50 nm (depends on the rating). SARS-CoV-2 is > >125 nm. > > I think the size of the virus is irrelevant. The mask doesn't really have > to stop individual virus particles, it only > has to stop the moisture droplets that carry them. Droplets are thousands > of times larger than the virus. > A normal handkerchief/silk scarf should do fine provided that there are no > spaces around edge where droplets can bypass > the filter. > Regards, > > > Robin van Spaandonk > > local asymmetry = temporary success > >
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sat, 4 Apr 2020 18:35:31 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I found an old Hoover HEPA vacuum bag and thought to make a mask. Then I >Googled the idea. Nothing new under the sun. HEPA spec is 300 nm but test >show them effective down to 50 nm (depends on the rating). SARS-CoV-2 is >125 nm. I think the size of the virus is irrelevant. The mask doesn't really have to stop individual virus particles, it only has to stop the moisture droplets that carry them. Droplets are thousands of times larger than the virus. A normal handkerchief/silk scarf should do fine provided that there are no spaces around edge where droplets can bypass the filter. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk local asymmetry = temporary success
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Just make sure it says Filtrete. No glass. Looks like the doctor didn't do his homework. On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:17 PM Charles wrote: > Maybe not such a good idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiYbXsIcI7E > > On 05/04/2020 00:35, Terry Blanton wrote: > > I found an old Hoover HEPA vacuum bag and thought to make a mask. > > Then I Googled the idea. Nothing new under the sun. HEPA spec is 300 > > nm but test show them effective down to 50 nm (depends on the > > rating). SARS-CoV-2 is 125 nm. > > > > https://youtu.be/W6d3twpHwis > >
Re: [Vo]:Better than N95
Maybe not such a good idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiYbXsIcI7E On 05/04/2020 00:35, Terry Blanton wrote: I found an old Hoover HEPA vacuum bag and thought to make a mask. Then I Googled the idea. Nothing new under the sun. HEPA spec is 300 nm but test show them effective down to 50 nm (depends on the rating). SARS-CoV-2 is 125 nm. https://youtu.be/W6d3twpHwis
[Vo]:Better than N95
I found an old Hoover HEPA vacuum bag and thought to make a mask. Then I Googled the idea. Nothing new under the sun. HEPA spec is 300 nm but test show them effective down to 50 nm (depends on the rating). SARS-CoV-2 is 125 nm. https://youtu.be/W6d3twpHwis