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		xkapastel on April 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon begins temperature checks and will provide ... Aerosol is not any more likely to get out than not wearing anything. And a bad mask prevents droplets from getting in as well.

btilly on April 2, 2020 [–]

I can't find the source on which I based my aerosol comment on, but the idea was that a large droplet which would have fallen gets trapped by the cloth. When it gets through, it comes out as a fine mist.

Given that I can't find it repeated, I suspect that it may be misinformation on my part.

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