Are neck gaiters worse than no mask at all?

Re:Are neck gaiters worse than no mask at all? by CydeWeys on Monday October 12, 2020 @03:59PM (#24758784)

I'm no anti-masker, but aren't there legitimate uses for mesh masks? Costumes? Raves? Cosplay? I mean, maybe not during the pandemic, but afterwards? Maybe only the ones display anti-mask messages on them should be banned, and then the other masks that aren't ineffective protection should merely have a warning message displayed to that effect.

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Re:Are neck gaiters worse than no mask at all? by mike_d on Monday October 12, 2020 @04:12PM (#24758925)

You used to be able to buy a "solvent trap" which made the job of cleaning a firearm a lot less messy. But 99% of the people who bought them drilled a few holes and converted them to makeshift silencers. Even though they have a perfectly legitimate use case none of the major online platforms will let you list one for sale.

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Re:Are neck gaiters worse than no mask at all? by thatguy0900 on Monday October 12, 2020 @05:35PM (#24759694)

And now people just use mufflers. I'd imagine banning mesh masks on etsy will have a similar usefulness.

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Re:Are neck gaiters worse than no mask at all? by aksss on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @01:03AM (#24762438)

Oil filters

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Re:Are neck gaiters worse than no mask at all? by amagumori on Monday October 12, 2020 @04:04PM (#24758841)

A CoC type clause requiring mesh mask listings to be posted with a “Not a Covid preventative mask” type notice seems like it’d make sense. Idk how the implementation of that requirement would go though.

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Re:Are neck gaiters worse than no mask at all? by ianferrel on Monday October 12, 2020 @04:14PM (#24758946)

The issue isn't that buyers think they'll prevent Covid.

The issue is that buyers know they're useless against Covid and buy them to thumb their nose at mask requirements.

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