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Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix
During a golf cart ride, something occurred that prompted me to do a little research. We were passing through a section of the multi-modal path where we were alone....no one was visible in front of us and no one had passed us going the opposite direction for some time. We both detected the strong smell of aftershave. I recognized the scent because I have a friend who uses too much of it daily. We had our masks around our necks and pulled them up to cover our faces. We could still smell the aftershave for some time as we drove along.
When I got home I did some research. The particle size of the airborne perfumes is between 30 and 150 micrometers. The particle size of the COVID-19 virus is 70-90 nanometers...a nanometer is 1000 times smaller than a micrometer.
I draw two conclusions:
1. Airborne particles can hang around for a decent amount of time
2. If I can smell perfumes through my mask, I can also inhale
COVID-19 particles through it.
Note: I have never assumed that the mask is protecting me, but might be protecting others, but there are many who feel bulletproof while wearing homemade masks.
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I was in a small Sprint store the other day, wearing my home made mask. I was in there about 40 minutes when I took my mask off my nose for about 15 seconds. I then was able to smell a very strong odor of some type of cleaner. I was told by the Sprint rep that the odor is sanitizer. When I put my mask back on the odor was again undetectable to me.
I make my mask out of Bounty paper towel, a 2" piece of printer paper, one tissue, rubber bands and staples. It takes me about one minute to make this mask and it is disposable. I'm quite impressed with the way it functions and fits snugly against my face. The fit is the same for my husband. This mask was designed by a physician. If you are curious, here is an instructional video of how to assemble this mask..........
2 Minute 5 Layer 3D No-Sew Paper Towel Face Mask #Masks4all - YouTube