[TheForge] Mask options

[Bruce .]

I just viewed one of many videos on T-shirt ninja masks and found it rather
compelling. It's quick, it's easy, it's made from an available item.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=t-shirt+ninja

So I tried it.  I started by turning the T-shirt backwards, because the
back of the neck is a shorter span than the front.  I was even able to
double, triple or quadruple it over the nose area.  The big problem is that
it didn't conform to my rather large nose, but I fixed that easily by
stuffing a few cotton balls between the T-shirt layers.  This is really a
pretty damned good idea, especially if you don't have access to anything
else.  Almost everybody has T-shirts.

Furthermore, T-shirt fabric has been rated among the better for masks.
What Are The Best Materials for Making DIY Masks? - Smart Air Filters
<https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus/>
What it lacks in filtering ability it makes up for in "breathability".

And it looks *cool!*

To really look cool, of course, it's gotta be Ninja-black.  I chose white
because white cotton (lacking adhered dyestuffs) is more absorbent than
dyed cotton.  (That's why hospital garb originally was of white cotton.
Maybe someone has done research showing that colored scrubs are as
effective, but I expect that that's more fashion than science.)

Bruce
NJ


On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 9:25 AM Bruce . <freemab222 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I took that video as dry British humor.  Do you think they're really
> *serious?*
>
> I mean, better than this would be a T-shirt "ninja mask".
>
> Bruce
> NJ
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 7:30 AM Rob Fertner <rfertner at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Frosty,
>> That's quite a stretch.
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> On
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>> Are you INVITING snappy rejoinders Walter?
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>> Frosty
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Subject: [TheForge] Mask options
>>
>> Maybe you guys have one of these that will fit.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwUc1CWJYYo
>>
>> Walt
>>
>>
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