Things that make you go hmmm...

You'd think. No proof lockdowns work, and plenty of proof masks don't work against viruses.

It comes down to what the concept of "work" means. Are masks 100% effective? No. You want 100%, stop inhaling. A physical barrier can work, just like blocking a punch -- just don't miss.

Absolutely wrong. Those masks are rated to filter out particles measuring 5 microns or larger. Viruses are sub-micron in size. They don't work at all.

Small as they may be, the virus itself is not airborne, and so it's not a matter of its physical size. but rather of catching and blocking the liquid droplets in which they're suspended from entering the mouth, nose, and lungs.

This is most effective when covering the source of virus-laden body fluids, but the protection offered by filtering your own air supply in such a manner is not inconsequential.

You are talking about old studies when researchers could not detect particles less than 5 microns in size.

"Through the use of highly sensitive instruments it is now appreciated that the aerosols transmitted from the respiratory tract due to coughing, sneezing, talking, exhalation and certain medical and dental procedures produce respiratory particles that range from the very small (less than 5 microns) to the very large (greater than a 100 microns) and that all of these particles are capable of being inhaled by persons close to the source. This means that respiratory aerosols potentially contain bacteria averaging in size from 1-10 microns and viruses ranging in size from 0.004 to 0.1 microns. It is also acknowledged that upon their emission large “droplets” will undergo evaporation producing a concentration of readily inhalable small particles surrounding the aerosol source."

The space between the goalposts may be very wide, but you still have to get the ball in the net. As I said, it is not 100% effective, may not even 50 or 35 -- but it is more effective than bare skin.

Good analogy. Compared to the size of the holes in the net, the viruses are about the size of ball bearings or smaller.

Here is a little experiment for you to do. Get a candle. Light the candle. Put a mask on. Attempt to blow out the candle. Take the mask off. Now blow out the candle. These masks are not virus filter they are literally just helping us keep our shedding virus away from other people.

Absolutely wrong. You think that cloth is a one-way filter? Ridiculous. It's just cloth. None of the manufacturers dare to even make such a claim.

https://www.oralhealthgroup.com/features/face-masks-dont-work-revealing-review/

"No matter how well a mask conforms to the shape of a person’s face, it is not designed to create an air tight seal around the face. Masks will always fit fairly loosely with considerable gaps along the cheeks, around the bridge of the nose and along the bottom edge of the mask below the chin. These gaps do not provide adequate protection as they permit the passage of air and aerosols when the wearer inhales. It is important to appreciate that if masks contained filters capable of trapping viruses, the peripheral gaps around the masks would continue to permit the inhalation of unfiltered air and aerosols. The filters in masks do not act as sieves by trapping particles greater than a specific size while allowing smaller particles to pass through."

Luckily when the virus comes out it’s not just pure virus, it needs a medium to exist in (water droplets). Which are totally effectively stopped by masks

"The filters in masks do not act as sieves by trapping particles greater than a specific size while allowing smaller particles to pass through. Instead the dynamics of aerosolized particles and their molecular attraction to filter fibres are such that at a certain range of sizes both large and small particles will penetrate through a face mask."

Right and if a mask is 53 to 58% affective and then wearing it has a significant effect in the amount of cases were transmission would have happened if not for the mask

IF.

Don’t do things to help other people if there is an if... got it

I'm taking about the "IF" of masks being effective. They are not. They are not helping people, only giving them a false sense of safety and security. Even by your own claim they are partially effective, therefore masks are putting people at risk.

Viruses are not chlorine gas. Unless you are in a healthcare environment with lots of infected people sneezing up a storm, it will not be necessary to wear a hazmat suit. Viruses are not intelligent predators looking for ways around your mask. They are vector borne. They do not make turns to avoid portions of a mask. Even N95 masks don't conform to a person's face. Cloth masks are not much protection, but combined with social distancing, it's better than nothing.

Viruses measure 0.005 - 0.3 microns and can easily penetrate a cloth mask. Even an idiot can appreciate basic airflow physics, and how wind and breath could easily channel any particles past gaps in a mask. Cloth masks are basically zero protection, and even if they trapped viruses like some claim (they don't), they would be creating a new biohazard, and wearing a mask a long time creates the risk of oxygen deprivation, basically inhaling your own CO2. You are just guessing.

You cannot guarantee infection anymore than anyone can guarantee protection. I have repeatedly pointed out that masks are not 100% protection, only that they are better than zero. I have not said that viruses cannot penetrate a mask, only that a mask may provide more protection than nothing at all.

If you prefer, you are welcome to walk around without a mask. Or stay home wrapped in a hazmat suit made of impenetrable unobtainium.

By your own admission, masks are putting people at risk. They are providing a false sense of safety and security as they are only marginally effective according to you. So many people will dare to be in places they believe could expose them to covid viruses, but feel safe because they are wearing flimsy, ill-fitting masks. You know very well the majority have no idea that these masks are utterly useless to protect against viruses. The point is moot, because for the vast majority exposure to coronaviruses is a common occurrence for which the immune system is well prepared to handle. But the point remains, those masks are useless to prevent the spread of viruses.

well that's why we are all social distancing, silly.

There is no proof that social distancing is effective at reducing the spread of a virus.

I'm commenting on your response to my comment. Social distancing IS effective. If you aren't breathing the air that the people you see are breathing, your chances of getting the virus are lower than if you always go near people.

What a cute anecdote. For which there is zero proof.

"the proximity of one human being to another has proven to be a very small factor in determining the impact of Covid-19 infections. What’s far more important is which human beings happen to be in close proximity of one another."

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"Admission?" I've been saying that all along!

Admission does not mean confession you moron

n95 are pretty efective

Those actually provide some virus protection, but that's not what most people are using, and during this plandemic not what they are recommending.

Look at Sweden.

And then they lock up people for not following their outrageous rules

Optimist!

what is an optimist

If you don't know what an optimist is then you must be pretty sad, cause an optimist is someone who always looks at the bright side of things

Hmm. Do you have an internet connection?

You're fainting from the topic, answer the question.

ANSWER THE F**KING QUESTION.

How 'bout you look up optimist first?

Lol I assumed that question was a joke.