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To: Jane Long
Researchers at Cambridge University tested a wide range of household materials for homemade masks. To measure effectiveness, they shot Bacillus atrophaeus bacteria (0.93-1.25 microns) and Bacteriophage MS virus (0.023 microns in size) at different household materials. They measured what percentage the materials could capture and compared them to the more common surgical mask.

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/the-pandemic-discussion-forum/837636-discussion-thread-iv-covid-19-new-coronavirus?p=839292#post839292

470 posted on 03/20/2020 6:00:08 PM PDT by LilFarmer
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To: LilFarmer

I wonder if they tested coffee filters ...


479 posted on 03/20/2020 6:03:18 PM PDT by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: LilFarmer

I saw that, earlier! I thought...hmmm...not sure I want to use a vacuum cleaner bag, for mask making...lol.

I like the dish towel.

I wish they’d tested felt. I was thinking that would work nicely, in between outer fabric and lining.

I have felt that says Made in the USA.


480 posted on 03/20/2020 6:03:46 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.cuase)
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To: LilFarmer
After watching "Raising Arizona", my daughter wondered if a pantyhose mask would work! 🤪🙀🦇
512 posted on 03/20/2020 6:16:22 PM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: LilFarmer

Sewing bkmk


543 posted on 03/20/2020 6:37:06 PM PDT by EarlyBird
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To: LilFarmer

Nowhere can I find that states exactly what brand of dishtowel/tea towel they used. I’ve yet to see one that isn’t so loosely woven you can’t see daylight through them a mile away.


651 posted on 03/20/2020 7:56:43 PM PDT by bgill (Idiots. CDC site doesn't recommend wearing a mask to protect from COVID-19)
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To: LilFarmer

I wonder how flannel rates?


847 posted on 03/21/2020 7:48:25 AM PDT by null and void (By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
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