1672

seems like the straps are on the wrong side.

1673

not earlooop, this would be worn like the n95s, one strap neck, one strap in back of head around broca’s area

1674

Does it smell like cupcakes?

1675

This was written by a friend and includes interviews with several other friends from public health school:

1676

Broca’s area is in front of (and slightly above) your ear.

1677

Next time it is safe to get together again and have drinks, would be interested to hear more about working in public health and mobile game development. FYI Mami Noras is still offering curbside pickup as of Friday. SO is working for the health department now and parks her car at a county lot a couple blocks behind the restaurant.

We just got updated field guidelines requiring us to keep 20 feet from all non-City employees. Seems like it is more geared towards staff going inside buildings under construction, but standing on the side of a road and yelling over the construction equipment this morning wasn’t quite working. Ended up calling the super on the phone and lots of dramatic gesturing.

1678

Oh, it’s more to the front. What’s the thing in the back that bounces around that makes them slur speech? (for boxers)

1679

Well, the cerebellum lies in the lower back of the skull. It does not normally move at all. If yours is bouncing around, see a doctor immediately.

Regardless, slurred speech is one of many possible symptoms of cerebellar injury.

However, slurred speech in boxers is not due to cerebellar injury. It is probably a result of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which occurs pretty much everywhere in the brain. A few areas are particularly susceptible because they are close to the skull and therefore constantly slamming against bone. Other areas are susceptible because can snag around fixed internal membranes. And then there is something called shear injury, which occurs because gray matter and white matter accelerate at different rates. It’s kind of like whipping a pizza back and forth until the toppings slide off the crust.

1680

Didn’t you guys ever learn how to make ninja masks out of your tshirts as a kid? Or an adult?

1681

I think the first way in this vid is slightly more comfortable.

1682

Clever, white mask to blend in and infiltrate hospitals and nunneries.

1683

Storm Shadow was cooler than Snake Eyes

1684

He looks like a terrorist.

1685

Wernicke’s area maybe?

1686

You need three shirts/towels for your ninja masks to effectively prevent spits escaping.

That is gonna be sweaty inside.

1687

I’m just using a ghillie suit these days. Not only do people not see me. Neither does the virus.

1688

The reasoning behind wearing masks isn’t to completely stop any droplets from escaping but to limit the volume and distance they travel. Even a thin cotton mask from t-shirt material making you only 10% less likely to infect others would dramatically reduce the number of people infected.

You would need to wear a thick towel to get that up to 40%, and nobody’s going to do that, too bulky and hot. Just wear anything in front of your mouth, that helps.

I don’t have any actual masks so I’ve just been wrapping a thin wool scarf on my face when I go grocery shopping.

1689

Just learn to shut your mouth then.

1690

Hard when you have a bit of a cough.

1691

I have it in good authority you are a fucking jerk if you have symptoms and still hang outside.