[Serious] Can you sew? Can you save a life?

[onlinebiker]

Then again - suppose you make said masks....

Then what?


Why - you venture out and go to the hospital - where there's lots of infected people.......

Then you go home and give it to everybody there.....


......

Hmmmmmm....

[John 6IX Breezy]

I don't know if hospitals are taking such donations, but it doesn't hurt to call ahead and ask them what the safest method of delivery is.

The idea of making your own masks is at the very least useful for you and your immediate family. Wear them if you're going to the grocery store or taking public transportation, etc.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Then again - suppose you make said masks....

Then what?


Why - you venture out and go to the hospital - where there's lots of infected people.......

Then you go home and give it to everybody there.....


......

Hmmmmmm....

Drop them on the loading dock. Duh.

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I don't know if hospitals are taking such donations, but it doesn't hurt to call ahead and ask them what the safest method of delivery is.

The idea of making your own masks is at the very least useful for you and your immediate family. Wear them if you're going to the grocery store or taking public transportation, etc.

Police might welcome a few.

[onlinebiker]

Apparently the Dutch and the Canadians aren't too keen on this DIY project...

https://globalnews.ca/news/6748441/trude...ronavirus/

They are rejecting commercially manufactured (Chinese) masks as being ineffective.


I'm sure they'll love your homegrown variety....


Fire up that Singer......

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I did a little research about the kinds of masks required to prevent viral transmission, and I have to go with OLB in this one. The great majority of people who can sew possess neither the materials nor the expertise for this.

If we were facing a worldwide shortage of desperately needed dust masks, I’d be in the thick of it.

Boru

[onlinebiker]

I did a little research about the kinds of masks required to prevent viral transmission, and I have to go with OLB in this one. The great majority of people who can sew possess neither the materials nor the expertise for this.

If we were facing a worldwide shortage of desperately needed dust masks, I’d be in the thick of it.

Boru

I do have a bit of experience with filters...

I.e. 20+ years of searching for the best gravity flow thru filter fo r maple syrup. (10 micron polyester bags)....

Just using whatever scrap cloth you have on hand isn't likely to be effective.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

You heard the man, don't sew your old BVDs into face masks. Do something intelligent instead, like acquiring the right grade of cloth. And thank the man above for pointing out the obvious.

[John 6IX Breezy]

During today's briefing Trump talked using even scarves as protection. I haven't dug too deeply into the comment, but NPRs fact check of the comment echoes what I said in the previous page:

"Other protective types of face coverings, like scarves or small towels, could also help provide some degree, if minimal, of protection against breathing in respiratory droplets from those who are infected. Since you can transmit the virus before becoming symptomatic, wearing a facial covering will help protect those around you from a possible spread."

[Succubus#2]

During today's briefing Trump talked using even scarves as protection. I haven't dug too deeply into the comment, but NPRs fact check of the comment echoes what I said in the previous page:

"Other protective types of face coverings, like scarves or small towels, could also help provide some degree, if minimal, of protection against breathing in respiratory droplets from those who are infected. Since you can transmit the virus before becoming symptomatic, wearing a facial covering will help protect those around you from a possible spread."

Well dig deeper and tell us what you think.

My blolding.

[EgoDeath]

Confused by people panic buying shit. Especially masks.

My understanding... CDC and WHO only recommend wearing a mask if you are sick. I suppose healthcare pros where them because they don't know if they've been exposed or not.

I can understand wearing some gloves in the store or something... I don't know. I get taking certain precautions. But a mask? Seems pointless. Not to mention, there's a specific type of mask that is form-fitting... and apparently the loose-fitting surgical masks do very little..

Also weird is people panic-buying toilet paper. What fucking morons. You're fucking over your neighbors... and there's only so much TP you can use. So you're fucking people over for no good reason at all. If everyone would just relax and buy groceries like normal, people wouldn't be dealing with shortages.

I fully support stores putting limits on purchases.

If you're one of these people panic-buying shit, I hope your fucking house burns down with all of your extra supplies inside LOL