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Originally Posted by JDął
These cloth masks everyone's wearing with cute bunnies and bedazzled jewels and tassels on them don't do a thing but stop the largest of droplets; they're a placebo measure. They don't seal, they don't filter, and they're equivalent to wearing your t-shirt over your nose. If you don't believe it go stand in a walk in freezer if you can and breathe, and see how much water vapor comes through and around your mask. That's just the part of the exhale you can see. As previously stated there's a reason you're not allowed to wear them in hospitals, clinics, etc. I'm surprised this has to be recognized, again. I wear an ATSM III mask everywhere I'm supposed to knowing it's just a splash guard.
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Look you donut, if someone is pissing on my leg I will much prefer to have them put a bedazzled mask over their wang than nothing.
Your stats are correct, but to say they do nothing is asinine. No, they're not as effective as N95s, but if some authoritative body were to come out and say everyone must wear this specific type of mask you don't need to be an intelltual (ha!) to foresee the chaos that will ensue.
Even those ridiculous face masks where the entire bottom half is wide open are better than nothing.