Why homemade masks are ineffective.

[billy the kid]

https://www.anti-statics.com/difference ... masks.html
We were told twelve months ago that masks werent necessary..
Nowadays, politicians throughout Australia are quick to impose mandatory masking.
The above link provides some interesting data...

"The medical mask consists of a mask face and a tightening belt. The mask face is divided into inner, middle and outer layers. The inner layer is skin-friendly material (general hygienic gauze or non-woven fabric), and the middle layer is an isolation filter layer (ultra-fine polypropylene) Fiber melt-blown material layer), the outer layer is a special material antibacterial layer (non-woven fabric or ultra-thin polypropylene melt-blown material layer).
Industrial masks have different configuration options according to different application scenarios, using composite filter materials. The general filter materials are: activated carbon fiber, activated carbon particles, melt-blown cloth, non-woven fabric, electrostatic fiber, etc., of course, there are other special filters material.
Medical (disposable) masks should be disposed of after use.
Medical masks are used for ONE TIME hygiene care.
It is suitable for the protection of airborne respiratory tract infectious diseases by medical staff and related staff. It is a close-fitting self-priming filter medical protective equipment.It has a high degree of protection, and is especially suitable for medical protective masks worn when contacting patients with respiratory tract infections spread by air or by droplets during diagnosis and treatment activities.

Industrial masks.
Dust masks are essential protective equipment for workers engaged in and exposed to dust. They are mainly used in working environments containing low concentrations of harmful gases and vapors. The filter cartridge contains only absorbent or sorbent. Some filter cartridges are also equipped with a filter layer to prevent aerosols at the same time."Industrial masks have different configuration options according to different application scenarios, using composite filter materials. The general filter materials are: activated carbon fiber, activated carbon particles, melt-blown cloth, non-woven fabric, electrostatic fiber, etc., of course, there are other special filters material."

WHY then are state premiers and federal politicians simply saying
"Wear a mask"
The average citizen will simply buy a two dollar mask somewhere or make their own...
There is no direction by governments as to the type of mask to be worn, nor is there any direction
to dispose of masks after one use.
How can a home made mask made out of a Tea towel or a T shirt be of any use to anyone.
The mask if anything is useless and would, by its nature, trap aerosols behind the mask
to be inhaled by the wearer if they were carrying the virus.
The masking mandate is simply another half cocked, half baked attempt to coerce the
public into believing that governments are doing a fantastic job keeping us all safe...
AND state premiers are even warning us now to expect mask wearing to be around for
a long time...
Homemade masks do not filter out aerosols....

[Black Orchid]

I have a mask with a respirator but I can't breathe through it and I believe they're all useless anyway. They're just for show so when I go out tomorrow I'll just have to wear a disposable one.

[billy the kid]

You could always say you suffer from asthma...

[Black Orchid]

You could always say you suffer from asthma...

Trust me, after reading one of your previous posts about that, it's occurred to me lol. I have to catch a train too so I guess I'll have to sit on a green dot.

[billy the kid]

Put your "homemade mask" in your bag...and if youre stopped by Police and cross examined,
you tell them you have asthma...if they persist, you concede and put it on...
Ive seen it done.....
More than one way to skin a cat....

[Texan]

I only wear a mask when working (I like my job.) or in pharmacies or hospitals. Sometimes ill wear one in church if I'm around a lot of elderly people. Employees at the door offer me a mask and I politely decline. If they push the issue I'll take the mask or shop elsewhere, which is what they are afraid of.

[billy the kid]

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/cbs-m ... face-masks
Medical editor in US suggests Americans should wear two face masks....
I see....
Does that mean wearing one face mask is ineffective...
Why has it taken twelve months for this advice to occur....
Its like they are making it up as they go...
A second mask will increase the CO2 content in your body while lowering your O2. It will increase the number of bacteria in your mouth, leading to more tooth and gum problems and lung infections. You don't decrease the pore size of the masks by wearing two. It's like using 2 layers of chicken wire to stop mosquitos.
How long will it be before Ostrayans are advised to wear two masks....
Meanwhile, Ostrayan health "experts" are even now, before the vaccine
is rolled out, suggesting that Ostrayans will/could/possibly/maybe need a covid
jab every year...
Sounds like the jab is going to be really effective....
A bit like one mask......
Maybe when we take a knee in future....we should all go down on two knees.....

[billy the kid]

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/docto ... face-masks
Extra... extra...read all about it.....
Doctor tells Americans that they should wear four masks.....
Unwittingly, they are now saying that one mask isnt good enough.....
So wear two, or three, or four....
I only have one question...
What comes next.....the performing seals or the bearded lady....
Fauci said last year masks arent necessary....
Then he comes out and says they are necessary....
Then he says "wear goggles also...."
Why were we told not to wear a mask, then to wear a mask.... now they are
advocating wearing two or three or four....
Wait a second...I got it wrong...
The trapeze artist comes in next....(wearing four masks....)

[Black Orchid]

Ya gotta laugh