tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post35732186876833027..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: A Song For MaskingEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-81758233496784555602020-09-10T16:13:46.293-04:002020-09-10T16:13:46.293-04:00I was suitably awed by the mysterious Electrolet ...I was suitably awed by the mysterious Electrolet fabric, but then I googled the word-- <br />its a typo for electretTHE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-45715668526815770662020-09-09T16:42:36.711-04:002020-09-09T16:42:36.711-04:00Masks are helping with all the smoke around here, ...Masks are helping with all the smoke around here, but our eyes are stinging. Makes me wonder about COVID, and whether googles or tight fitting glasses would be worth wearing. Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191939953231437312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-19373239355217911652020-09-08T09:08:32.287-04:002020-09-08T09:08:32.287-04:00Jessica, are you receiving any kind of counseling ...Jessica, are you receiving any kind of counseling or therapy?Barton Paul Levensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630802738456749652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-37217503447040183542020-09-07T21:43:01.462-04:002020-09-07T21:43:01.462-04:00Jessica L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408448099656902268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-69847656804300680732020-09-06T13:54:49.696-04:002020-09-06T13:54:49.696-04:00No but an electrolet can polarize any molecule and...No but an electrolet can polarize any molecule and then attract it.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-27513425932499456662020-09-03T13:34:33.377-04:002020-09-03T13:34:33.377-04:00Eli notes:
multilayer construction including an el...Eli notes:<br />multilayer construction including an electrolet material appears to be useful<br /><br />Do CV19 virids have a charge, and if so, + or - ?<br />THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-24496145464287503272020-09-03T12:28:27.201-04:002020-09-03T12:28:27.201-04:00One way to think about the layers helping even if ...One way to think about the layers helping even if the filtration size is not super good for each layer. Imagine you're pushing clouds of virus-laden air past a chain link fence. Not much will be blocked. But if there were near infinite numbers of chain link fences back to back, little bits would stick here and there as it went through fence after fence until finally no virus came through the last fence, even though there are obviously enormous gaps in the fence.JDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385434976791599640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-23738545557594948832020-09-02T13:23:36.084-04:002020-09-02T13:23:36.084-04:00I've used this pattern.
https://suayla.com/pa...I've used this pattern.<br /><br />https://suayla.com/pages/suay-community-mask-coalition<br /><br />With Zep towels, Variation A.<br /><br />I've modified Variation B to use a larger piece of towel, better seams, fewer cuts of fabric and get better filtering. At least judged by garlic pizza or a walk along the seashore. Not perfect, I get whiff every now and then. <br /><br />Thanks again to my long departed dear Mom for teaching me to sew. I've only sewed a few patches and seams on things in college before recently.<br /><br />However, the Zep shop towels seem to be unavailable. Toolbox towels might work as well.<br /><br />https://www.businessinsider.com/homemade-mask-using-hydro-knit-shop-towel-filters-better-2020-4?op=1<br /><br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567197089095711546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-12260587445793336662020-09-01T23:36:01.837-04:002020-09-01T23:36:01.837-04:00Thank's Eli. I will forthwith convert my arc ...Thank's Eli. I will forthwith convert my arc coil cigarette lighter into a coronavirus unfriendly corona discharge generator to fit the beak of my Plague Doctor mask.<br /><br />Dousing you breathing gear with betaine is adduced as a Not Bad idea along the lines of betadine band-aids.THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-32568813323177651062020-09-01T21:20:16.596-04:002020-09-01T21:20:16.596-04:00The best strategy appears to be multiple layers so...The best strategy appears to be multiple layers so that any aerosol to get to you has a tortuous and long path. You can find various recipes that are claimed to work and others that claim that it has not. If nothing else an insert with multilayer construction including an electrolet material appears to be usefulEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-42424082178379191712020-09-01T11:17:34.930-04:002020-09-01T11:17:34.930-04:00Every order of magnitude helps, especially the fir...Every order of magnitude helps, especially the first one<br /><br />Has Eli seen or heard anything about ways to increase effecgtive filtration efficiency?<br /><br />At the start of the epidemic, when masks were locall unobtainable, I had to make do with a scarf with corners tied into two little donut magnets <br /><br />Since it was clearly a porous fabric I dipped the face covering part in Betadine iodine-povidone surgical scrub solution, and I wonder wether anyone has numbers on how effective - if at all -such ad hoc measures may be?THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-18243125095728889462020-08-31T12:23:32.202-04:002020-08-31T12:23:32.202-04:00Thanks for this.Thanks for this.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747117922597525042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-34681285234932143612020-08-30T23:44:12.576-04:002020-08-30T23:44:12.576-04:00I can smell somethings through the mask, such as a...I can smell somethings through the mask, such as alcohol (hand sanitizer). Pizza with garlic, got halfway home before I noticed a whiff of it. The first time, I was worried they forgot the garlic. :-)Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567197089095711546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-79391540430577462312020-08-30T17:41:12.104-04:002020-08-30T17:41:12.104-04:00Eli is using some procedure masks he got after vis...Eli is using some procedure masks he got after visiting the local butcher a while ago, but agreed, if you can't smell through the mask that is a good sign that they are working.<br /><br />Frankly the experts seem to have missed the point that a street mask does not have to be perfect to be useful. EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-38527202740718593852020-08-30T15:33:05.268-04:002020-08-30T15:33:05.268-04:00I use two layers of fairly dense cotton from a pil...I use two layers of fairly dense cotton from a pillowcase along with a fresh layer of "Zep" non-woven Industrial towel. I'm fairly sure it works well, as I don't notice some smells while wearing it. First sewing I've done since I was young, and thanks to my long passed Mother for teaching me to sew.<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567197089095711546noreply@blogger.com