Re:U.S. will suspend all travel from Europe for 30 days
by Scoundreller on Thursday March 12, 2020 @02:23AM
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It gets mathematical and statistical really fast.
So there's a constant conflict between simple and easy to understand but not totally correct info, and scientifically correct but incomprehensible to most info.
Someone sneezing in your face = really bad. Someone sneezing an hour ago vs. touching something they just sneezed on... hard to say which is worse.
Re:U.S. will suspend all travel from Europe for 30 days
by dboreham on Thursday March 12, 2020 @11:42AM
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I get the statistical mechanics aspect, but surely saying "It can spread through the air in enclosed spaces up to <x> m and for <y> s" is understandable by anyone?
So there's a constant conflict between simple and easy to understand but not totally correct info, and scientifically correct but incomprehensible to most info.
Someone sneezing in your face = really bad. Someone sneezing an hour ago vs. touching something they just sneezed on... hard to say which is worse.