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Originally Posted by devorejh
First of all masks are useless, as many doctors have said. I emailed the recreation department about the use of masks at pools. When you’re checking in they ask you to wear one and if you’re going to interact with someone inside of 6 feet they ask you to wear one. You do not have to wear one when you’re in the water, but they would still like you to observe the 6 foot rule. I went to a pool yesterday, there were about 10 of us there and no one was wearing a mask because it would be ridiculous to do so. All of us were more than 6 feet apart from each other. If you don’t like what you see at the pools then stay home. When is this paranoia over a virus that you cannot hide from and that is 99% survivable going to go away? It’s just ridiculous!
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Masks are useful for blocking droplets, even home made masks of cloth or paper towels and tissues. The virus needs droplets for mode of transmission from a person's nose or mouth. Droplets are spewed from the nose and mouth when breathing. Of course the droplets are propelled with more force when a person speaks, sneezes or coughs.
Have you seen this video which demonstrates how droplets are blocked by simple T-Shirt material? Take a look. This may change your mind as to how "useless" masks are.......
How a mask blocks droplets - YouTube