Face masks

[Orang Utan]

No one here irradiating and freezing them?

What? Is that a joke?

 

[8ball]

What? Is that a joke?

You're letting bacteria grow on a warm, moist medium, then re-inhaling them?

 

[Orang Utan]

You're letting bacteria grow on a warm, moist medium, then re-inhaling them?

No, just washing them in the washing machine normally

 

[LDC]

I just hang them up for a few days. That's fine I think. No need to get too full-on about it.

 

[8ball]

No, just washing them in the washing machine normally

At 40 degrees or even lower?

Bet you're not even using bleach.

 

[nyxx]

The virus doesn’t survive on fabric for very long so leaving them untouched for a couple of days will see to that.
But they might also need washing between because of other stuff that gets on them. Depending how long you wear them? I dunno. I wash mine sometimes & hang them up between uses. Got several.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I was in the big Tesco earlier, considering only 10-15% were wearing masks before, I was surprised to see all customers & staff, except cashiers behind screens, were wearing them.

 

[8ball]

I was in the big Tesco earlier, considering only 10-15% were wearing masks before, I was surprised to see all customers & staff, except cashiers behind screens, were wearing them.

Screens are not considered adequate protection.

 

[Teaboy]

I was in the big Tesco earlier, considering only 10-15% were wearing masks before, I was surprised to see all customers & staff, except cashiers behind screens, were wearing them.

Yeah, the same just happened to me. Big Tesco and really good face covering compliance, staff included.

 

[frogwoman]

I have cloth masks and almost exclusively use those, but generally reuse the disposable ones which I hardly ever use after 72 hours. I'm not a doctor or working with covid patients so I kinda think as long as the masks are dry with no opportunity for germs to grow its probably OK.

 

[ddraig]

Been hand washing them with washing up liquid or hand wash and air drying after using for a day or 2

 

[Badgers]

I have set up a 'mask rail' by the window. Managed to get a box of 50 surgical masks and have half a dozen washable masks/facecover things.

 

[8ball]

Radiation is a bit overrated tbf.

Gamma radiation found ineffective in sterilizing N95 masks

 

[Orang Utan]

At 40 degrees or even lower?

Bet you're not even using bleach.

I can’t tell if you’re joking or not, but it’s fine to wash cloth masks as low as 20

 

[8ball]

I can’t tell if you’re joking or not, but it’s fine to wash cloth masks as low as 20

If it's just one particular virus that concerns you, sure.

 

[Orang Utan]

If it's just one particular virus that concerns you, sure.

there’s only one to be concerned about

 

[8ball]

there’s only one to be concerned about

Fine, much nicer being on a ventilator for pneumonia than for a novel coronavirus, I'm sure.

 

[Orang Utan]

Fine, much nicer being on a ventilator for pneumonia than for a novel coronavirus, I'm sure.

What are you banging on about?

 

[8ball]

What are you banging on about?

See Zhiqing et al. (2018)

 

[Orang Utan]

See Zhiqing et al. (2018)

What? It’s not really a laughing matter

 

[8ball]

What? It’s not really a laughing matter

No, indeed it isn't!

 

[Orang Utan]

No, indeed it isn't!

Why are you being weird and cryptic then? And joking about bleach ffs

 

[ddraig]

Why are you being weird and cryptic then? And joking about bleach ffs

prolific posting prat, basically

 

[8ball]

Why are you being weird and cryptic then? And joking about bleach ffs

Bleach kills germs. It's one of those interesting little facts you may have picked up on your travels.

 

[Supine]

Bleach kills germs. It's one of those interesting little facts you may have picked up on your travels.

And humans if used wrong

 

[8ball]

And humans if used wrong

True. Don’t inject bleach, folks.

 

[NoXion]

Radiation is a bit overrated tbf.

Gamma radiation found ineffective in sterilizing N95 masks

Although in this case it is because the gamma rays damage the filtering material, not because the radiation doesn't destroy pathogens.

So less "radiation is overrated for killing pathogens" and more "use lower frequency radiation if you want to maintain filtering effectiveness".

Please stop shitposting.

 

[Orang Utan]

Bleach kills germs. It's one of those interesting little facts you may have picked up on your travels.

Stop being so fucking glib

 

[sojourner]

I just hang them up for a few days. That's fine I think. No need to get too full-on about it.

I leave mine on the kitchen radiator (off, obviously) and rotate them.

 

[wayward bob]

please don't judge my telly habits until you walk a mile in my shoes, but i watch quite a lot of court tv

preliminary hearings for the current case i'm following (in the us) are being done remotely, but including mask wearing, on occasions (accused, lawyers & judge).

am curious whether witnesses will be allowed to wear them for questioning/cross examination - given that facial expressions are generally considered so important to judge veracity.

anyone know if there's a "standard" court procedure here atm?