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Posted on: Aug 30 2020, 04:44 PM |
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QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Aug 28 2020, 06:06 PM)  My argument with the BBC is they are lowering their impartial status in order to compete with those other outlets you have mentioned. Bit like the Times or Torygraph using a monosyllabic headlined front page in order to compete with the Mirror, (other useless tabloids are available), but only resulting in alienating their core readership. The fact that they now want 150 odd quid of my pension for the privilege is purely academic.  Sorry chap, but regrettably, the lifestyle you ordered is currently out of stock. Please try again later. |
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Posted on: Jun 24 2020, 01:04 PM |
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Posted on: Apr 21 2020, 09:34 AM |
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Posted on: Apr 18 2020, 09:50 AM |
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A lot of this homemade stuff is so dangerous it should be illegal on the basis it can create a false sense of security, I watched an interesting video by a virologist and two nurses regarding masks and saying that pretty much most of them are useless. The virus is between 20 and 100nM across, 100’s of times smaller than bacteria. Basically, unless you have a properly fitted N95 mask which you cannot detect a strong odour through, face shields, dust masks, scarves, bandanas or whatever other bollocks are useless. The analogy was would you go into a room full of poison gas wearing these things? If not, what you’re wearing on your face is ineffective. Also, N95 masks are only good for about 3 hours. In extreme circumstances they can be treated with isopropyl alcohol for a few hours, autoclaved or treated with a UVC germicidal lamp. All of these techniques degrade the mask though and can only be used a finite number of times. It's not as simple as it seems, also it's all pretty pointless as all PPE becomes ineffective if not used correctly and if you put on or take your mask off like Shinzo Abe does:
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... they may be almost useless even if they do stop you directly huffing it in your mouth and nose, because you're putting the stuff you're trying to keep off your face right onto your fingers, which you then use to rub your eyes, pick your nose, or yoink a bit of pork from between your teeth.
For the correct procedure, imagine that every piece of PPE has diarrhoea smeared all over the external (protective) surfaces. |
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Posted on: Apr 3 2020, 02:33 PM |
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QUOTE (newres @ Apr 3 2020, 12:38 PM)  Explain what you mean? (I don’t actually expect anything coherent from you). We’re not in Schengen so we had more evident borders than any other country. USA has strict border control but have now surpassed official Chinese figures. It’s almost as if borders make no difference. The difference is government competence. Ours ignored the warnings, then came up with herd immunity and now has lost control. Yes, what we really should have done is gone into a strict lockdown, just like Italy, France and Spain did, cos that would have stopped it in its tracks. Oh, wait, ok, as you were then. |
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Posted on: Mar 19 2020, 02:06 AM |
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