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To: minnesota_bound; Georgia Girl 2
RE:”At 6 feet the virus knows to stop and if closer it will only be allowed to be inhaled and not end up on your exposed skin or in your eyes or on your clothes.
It is a smart virus.......”

Here's livescience explanation for the 6 feet:
Six feet is the average distance that respiratory droplets from a sneeze or cough travel before they settle and are no longer likely to be inhaled by other people. I have seen estimates for social distancing of up to 10 feet if someone sneezes quite hard, [or] does not cover their sneeze [or] cough,” she said. “This allows those particles a little more distance to settle so that you are not breathing them in. As long as someone’s not outwardly ill, though, you should be safe maintaining a 6-foot distance.

Other opinions at the article say 6 feet isn't enough

Is 6 feet enough space for social distancing? (By Rafi Letzter - Staff Writer March 31, 2020 livescience) Not everyone thinks that's enough distance.

48 posted on 04/30/2020 10:09:35 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Wear your face homemade coverings (not a N95 please) when you zoom into work to show you care.)
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To: sickoflibs

What if it’s windy or the a/c is on?


49 posted on 04/30/2020 10:29:14 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: sickoflibs

Honestly I have not seen an outwardly sick person in a coup!e of months.


51 posted on 05/01/2020 5:40:51 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight neiyour way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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