Monday, April 27, 2020

Hosed



It seems those stick-up men depleting their mom’s stocking supplies were way ahead of us.



Researchers at Northeastern University have found that adding an outer layer made from nylon stockings to a homemade face covering can boost its ability to filter out small particles in the air by creating a tighter seal between the mask and the wearer's face. In some cases, that extra nylon layer helped homemade cloth masks match or exceed the filtering capability of medical-grade surgical masks.




            That’s it for me, though. I’m fine with steaming up my cheaters when I pop them on to read the labels in the grocery store. I can deal with my mask constantly creeping up to my eyes as my bangs flop down from the other direction. But I draw the line at wrapping café au lait toned nylon over my face in public.  I’d rather add another 6 feet to my social distancing and extend my time inside, developing the same pasty skin tone as a lifer at San Quentin.

7 comments:

  1. That's good information, but I can't think where these days I could buy nylon stockings, even if I wanted to. :-)

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  2. I am with you.
    Masks are a step too far for me, and the nylon addition would ramp up my claustrophobia.
    We are told that only emergency service workers need masks - unless we are sick when they are for other people's protection rather than ours.

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  3. yeah, don't think I'll head down to the dollar store for panyhose.

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  4. I have one nice mask. They can take it or leave it.

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  5. It does seem like an excellent extra filter solution, but I don't even own any stockings and haven't felt the need to be wearing a mask either, I'm home so much and keep my distance in the store when I go.

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  6. I agree. I think that's a step too far.

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  7. I made a liner for our masks out of an old unused vacuum cleaner bag. I cut it to fit next to my skin inside the cotton mask. Works great. Barbara

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