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Re:Switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in Covid prote... by fxleach on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:10AM (#29908460)
> "It turns out that leakage dominates over filtration."

That sentence does not translate to "cloth masks are useless". In comparison, a bullet-proof vest may only protect part of your body from danger but it's still better than nothing if you're being shot at.

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Re:Switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in Covid prote... by ekanes on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @12:27PM (#29909937)
I guess if bullets could flow around the vest and then still hit you, that analogy would work.
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Re:Switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in Covid prote... by fxleach on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @02:51PM (#29911923)
What you've basically said is that if a mask is not 100% effective it's useless. My analogy stands, just because a bullet-proof vest is not 100% effective in stopping all bullets from hitting your body, it doesn't make it useless. Some protection is better than none.
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