Re:Apple Faceshield
by harimau777 on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @06:04AM
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So this is likely a dumb idea, but if things got truly desperate I wonder if a snorkel mask would be a decent improvised protection. Your eyes and nose would be completely covered and your mouth is getting air from a direction/location that is unlikely to be in the "line of fire" from someone coughing or sneezing.
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They already are, actually: European researchers retrofit snorkel masks for coronavirus fight - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-czech-...
Re:Apple Faceshield
by londons_explore on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @07:14AM
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But if you have to breathe in infected air, doing so with your nose is far better than your mouth, since your nasal cavity has thicker membranes and a lot of mucus and hairs to catch particles, whereas through your mouth the particles are going straight into your lungs.
In fact, that effect might be so significant evolutionationary that it is the reason we have a seperate nose and mouth, rather than combining the two.
Re:Apple Faceshield
by russholmes on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @11:12AM
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A nose lets you breathe while you eat.
Re:Apple Faceshield
by londons_explore on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @12:20PM
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Put a peg on your nose... You won't have any trouble eating after a few minutes practice. You just breathe between chewing.
The biggest problem is actually eating hot food - it seems the mouth can withstand hotter foods than the lungs, which get painful if you breathe in the steam from the half chewed food in your mouth.