Rum, coke and 16 hours of non-stop Eurovision… trying to retrofit wiper blades on a full face mask. Sounds like a Sunday well spent. Might have to invite over a neighbour who has a better set of machine tools.
I was just saying to my wife this morning that Contagion got one thing right… the tedious phase of a pandemic… The surprise has passed, the slog set in, science is going to be incremental, the vaccine a ways away, we’ve got a year more of this, and that’s if we’re lucky.
I just talked to my brother yesterday about the distribution phase in that movie. The news that multiple wealthy countries are buying up vaccine doses reminded me of those scenes with the doctor in the van and the village:
I’ve first thought that he refuses to wear welding mask and this is a parody article
Come to think about it, it still would be better than refusing to wear surgical mask - he would only endanger himself and not others.
I’ve caught fire while welding several times, but never anywhere near the face. The welding mask and hood perfectly protects against that.
Not really, at least in typical atmosphere and without accelerant, otherwise I wouldn’t have face now.
On the other hand friend managed to somehow burn his face while doing a fire breathing trick (and he should know better, having attended a real circus school).
This issue came up locally at Bath Iron Works in Maine. Opponents to mask mandates at the facility claimed they were worried about sparks falling onto the cloth face coverings and catching fire…I couldn’t help but wonder about where those sparks would be landing if they weren’t wearing a cloth face covering. Their faces? I’m not a welder, but it’s hard to understand the logic of thinking sparks of molten metal landing on my facial skin is better than sparks of molten metal landing on a cloth covering my facial skin. At least the latter would buy me some time?
If I were a welder, I’d be worried about the byproduct fumes of welding. Most of the good welders I know, wear half face repirators with appropriate cartridges. Putting a N95 dust filter over the top of that is easy to do.
“There is growing evidence that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others, and travel distances beyond 6 feet (for example, during choir practice, in restaurants, or in fitness classes),” the page now says. “In general, indoor environments without good ventilation increase this risk.”
He’s got a full-face welding mask on in that photo so it seems ridiculous to think he’d be putting himself at significant risk of catching on fire by wearing a cloth face mask underneath.
That’s like refusing to wear socks under your heavy leather boots for fear they might catch fire.
