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by kerakaali 2230 days ago
You're assuming people are following protocol. Humans undergo lapses in judgement multiple times a day and are just as forgetful. Just the other day, I found myself having scratched my face under the mask while at the supermarket, something I only realised after the fact.

Many people don't realise how much contact spread can occur in just half an hour as well, as seen [0]. This was modelling the spread inside of a dining hall of a cruise ship, but you can imagine similar behaviour in other public spaces.

[0] https://youtu.be/9cZTfUAYrF8

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It reminds me of a buddy telling me about his MOPP training in the Air Force. He said if there was ever a large scale biological/chemical attack, trying to decontaminate and drink water through a tube in your gas mask was going to get overwhelming real quick. It just takes one bad drink. The gas mask strapped to your leg was just a security blanket.

https://www.airforcemag.com/goldfein-time-to-dust-off-the-mo...