A Novel Mechanical Ventilator Designed for Mass Scale Production

Re:A Novel Mechanical Ventilator Designed for Mass Scale Pro... by cozzyd on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @03:11AM (#22682586)

No one's claiming to build better versions of these things, but instead reasonable alternatives that are not unobtainium. PLA masks probably are in the category of doing more harm than good though.

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Re:A Novel Mechanical Ventilator Designed for Mass Scale Pro... by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @04:51AM (#22682961)

But the things ARE the better versions already; they are ubiquitous, the process for mass-production (think of face masks atm) have been developed decades ago. It's a logistical problem caused by a sudden and unexpected surge in demand.

There is no shortage of toilet paper, there's warehouses full of them (https://youtu.be/wA4KS546rZo), it's just a matter of getting them to the shops. Nobody's out there making a better version of toilet paper.

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Re:A Novel Mechanical Ventilator Designed for Mass Scale Pro... by sp332 on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @08:30AM (#22683906)

There is actually a shortage of masks though. Companies that didn't even make masks before are now producing masks. That's not happening with toilet paper because everyone knows that toilet paper use has not actually gone up and demand will crash quickly.

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Re:A Novel Mechanical Ventilator Designed for Mass Scale Pro... by Beltiras on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:29AM (#22683600)

I've seen people swear off toilet paper in favour of the bidet. Perhaps this crisis will wean us off a couple of unnecessary consumer habits.

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