The threads of an N95 mask would create a gap ~27ft in diameter between them.
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Source: cdc characteristics on virus, and math.
So this time, fouci was right, masks don't do anything.
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That math doesn't sound right. If the actual virus was 50nm in size and an N95 had a 300nm pore size, your analogy would make the mask pore size 9 inches, not 27ft. I'm pretty dim, so I'm looking for someone to point out my error.
Regardless, I don't believe in germ theory, masks as prevention of illness, lockdowns, vaccines or little Faucis telling us to be afraid. I just worry about the above analogy being spread and causing us embarrassment.
I'm more than happy for someone to prove me wrong, this is the math I came up with. Happy and sad to say I checked my scale and conversions repeatedly, numbers based off CDC measurements, cross checked with several websites, including manufacturers.
It sounds like you confused your proportions or convertrd wrong if you say 9 inches.
Be careful as MANY sites do not convert correctly. I saw several places where they said 60nm is equal to anywhere from 0.06 to 6 microns.
Way back when this covid thing began, I swore they were saying that an N95 mask had a pore size of around 300um (microns) and that covid's virus was a little under that. What I read in trying to verify your post was completely different compared to a year ago. They were talking in nm (nanometers). I'm seriously confused and wondering if I wandered into another reality. I don't mind, I just wish it was a reality that didn't include anything related to covid.