Why do some Pittsburgher's refuse to wear a mask? (Republic: living in, beach)

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by PghSportsGuy420

So you didn't read the Lancet study, huh?

I certainly did.

[tyovan4]

Originally Posted by PghSportsGuy420

I'm sure you think you saw that.

So I hallucinated the numbers?

You seem like a real piece of work.

[PghSportsGuy420]

Originally Posted by tyovan4

So I hallucinated the numbers?

You seem like a real piece of work.

Your experience is directly contrary to everyone else's.

I'll take the overwhelming evidence over one person's anecdote.

It really costs you nothing to wear a mask in public, just view it as a form of common courtesy. It isn't hard.

[tyovan4]

Originally Posted by PghSportsGuy420

Your experience is directly contrary to everyone else's.

I'll take the overwhelming evidence over one person's anecdote.

Based on literature and confirmed by our measurements, N95 masks are estimated to reduce oxygen intake by anywhere from 5 percent to 20 percent. That’s significant, even for a healthy person. It can cause dizziness and lightheadedness. For healthy people, these side effects are temporary and usually not an issue. But if you are severely ill and are continuously wearing an N95 mask for several hours at a time, it can damage the lungs. For a patient in respiratory distress, it can even be life threatening.

https://news.stanford.edu/2020/04/14...19-face-masks/

There ya go. Not just my hallucinations.

I'm not sure if you're deliberately trolling or if you're high.

[szug-bot]

my eyes glaze over anymore...so, was it concluded/agreed in this thread that a mask of some type:

-can help the virus from getting into the bloodstream of the wearer
-can help keep an infected wearer from spreading the virus

[PghSportsGuy420]

Originally Posted by tyovan4

There ya go. Not just my hallucinations.

I'm not sure if you're deliberately trolling or if you're high.

An N95 mask is a significantly different beast than a disposable surgical or fabric face mask.

The benefit in wearing a face mask is reducing exhaled saliva globules in the air. You don't need an N95 mask to do that.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by tyovan4

There ya go. Not just my hallucinations.

I'm not sure if you're deliberately trolling or if you're high.

Bingo

[PghSportsGuy420]

We've already seen the "hospitals get paid more to lie about patients having covid" conspiracy theory trotted out in this thread, so pardon me if I'm not receptive to the "masks will make you suffocate due to low blood oxygen" conspiracy theory.

Face coverings are a cheap, simple, and effective method of preventing the spread of respiratory diseases, and it's incredible that so many Americans have made a crusade out of not wearing one in public for whatever reason.

If you don't want to wear one, just stay home.

[antaeus]

Here's a good video about face masks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P27HRClMf2U

[JDFury]

Face masks and tinfoil hats look just terrible when worn together. It's like navy blue and black.