I said the same thing a while back. I saw the same thing so I ended up buying a medium sized dust mask with the silicone rubber frame that fits the face better. One size fits all N95 masks have never fit me well.
That painter might do better by shaving his beard.
Should the government mandate shaving ones beard?
I think you missed the point.
“That painter might do better by shaving his beard.”
In the videos he mentioned the use of a second cloth coverup and it was inside the white colored mask as a second effort as recommended by the CDC. Between the two, as is recommended, it should have sealed and and kept something as big as water based paint from getting through to his nose. The moustache was covered by both, and the beard itself away from the moustache was never figured into the picture by the people making the recommendation. They said the two combined would seal. They didn’t. The exercise was to show that even with the two combined, the CDC was wrong on their assessment. I have a mustache to cover up scars from shrapnel wounds under my nose and I was able to get a seal from lesser masks like the M17 and M17a-1 masks from many years ago. But they couldn’t block chlorine let alone a virus.
Now at some point, someone will figure out that using outside air is not going to work with any mask on the market as a virus is far smaller than the particles any of the current masks are designed to stop. The only secure filter to use is a hazmet suit which is sealed and uses O2, i.e. a self containing breathing apparatus, scba. But those are expensive to replace as they are not washable. The good ones can go around $2k each. And unless you work in a clean room, it’s one and done if the suits are exposed. Not cost effective.
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