Poll of the Day > Social Distancing by 6 Ft or a Mask

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teddy241
12/31/20 9:59:13 AM
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Which is greater importance for you?


If you could only choose one for precautions
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Nichtcrawler X
12/31/20 10:10:52 AM
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A mask without distance is really not that effective.

Edit: I also think 1.5 meters is about 5 feet, not 6.

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blu
12/31/20 10:22:56 AM
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In the US we say 6 feet. You guys say 1.5 meters?
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adjl
12/31/20 10:23:33 AM
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Compared to being 2 feet away from a person (pretty normal for walking past somebody), being 6 feet away reduces the aerosol density (which is very closely linked to infection rate) you're exposed to by a factor of 27 (increasing radius by a factor of 3 means increasing volume by a factor of 3^3=27), or a 96.3% reduction. Compared to being 1 foot away (which is uncomfortably close, but not uncommon in theatres, planes, or public transit), it's a 216-fold reduction (99.5%). Specific data on how much masks reduce transmission rates are kind of hard to find, but the numbers generally don't look that good.

There's a reason mask mandates generally amount to "wear a mask wherever it's difficult to reliably maintain distancing." Between the two, distancing is substantially more effective. Distancing is, however, substantially harder to maintain, especially indoors (both because there's less room to spread out and because recycling air diminishes the effectiveness of distancing), so masks are recommended to ensure continued protection when distancing fails. Fortunately, they're not at all mutually exclusive, so you can often do both at the same time and enjoy even greater protection.

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Nichtcrawler X
12/31/20 10:24:05 AM
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blu posted...
In the US we say 6 feet. You guys say 1.5 meters?

"Anderhalvemeter-samenleving", is the word we had to accept over the past year.

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adjl
12/31/20 10:24:38 AM
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blu posted...
In the US we say 6 feet. You guys say 1.5 meters?

In Canada, the official recommendation is 2 metres (~6.5'), though because it's Canada, everyone also says 6 feet.

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grimhilde00
12/31/20 12:30:38 PM
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both

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Judgmenl
12/31/20 12:37:50 PM
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Other: Not interacting with people period.

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DDirtyDastard
12/31/20 12:39:14 PM
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TC, this is blatant trolling
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Ogurisama
12/31/20 12:39:29 PM
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PKMNsony
12/31/20 12:40:33 PM
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Mask because I don't want people breathing, coughing, sneezing, etc. all over the place.
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Nichtcrawler X
12/31/20 12:51:57 PM
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PKMNsony posted...
Mask because I don't want people breathing, coughing, sneezing, etc. all over the place.

Yeah... That kinda is a side effect of being alive...

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PKMNsony
12/31/20 12:57:32 PM
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Nichtcrawler X posted...
Yeah... That kinda is a side effect of being alive...
Good job kiddo, youre right!
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LinkPizza
12/31/20 12:59:45 PM
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I guess distancing... I try to avoid masks if I can...
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GGuirao13
12/31/20 2:43:19 PM
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Masks. I work at a job where social distancing is virtually impossible, so masks are the best protection.

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BlazeAndBlade
12/31/20 2:59:02 PM
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Judgmenl posted...
Other: Not interacting with people period.


2021: Judgmenl try's to purge the world of all human's

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Judgmenl
12/31/20 3:15:39 PM
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BlazeAndBlade posted...
2021: Judgmenl try's to purge the world of all human's
No. I am fundamentally against acts of aggression.

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Mead
12/31/20 3:17:17 PM
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All I know is that when shopping at stores, NOBODY is adhering to the 6ft rule

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grimhilde00
12/31/20 3:22:55 PM
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Mead posted...
All I know is that when shopping at stores, NOBODY is adhering to the 6ft rule
They are here, but yeah I've seen photos of a bunch of crowded places..

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wwinterj25
12/31/20 6:41:27 PM
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teddy241 posted...
Which is greater importance for you?
None.

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ReturnOfFa
12/31/20 7:05:21 PM
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both thanks

get out of my fucking personal space

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wwinterj25
12/31/20 7:16:49 PM
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ReturnOfFa posted...
get out of my fucking personal space
Nah.

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Raddest_Chad
12/31/20 8:15:35 PM
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mask. people are fucking stupid and forcing them to wear a mask is the only way. they add a layer of "covid is real" whereas "just stay 6ft apart" soon feels optional.
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BUMPED2002
12/31/20 8:35:06 PM
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At the end of the day, your safety and well being is up to you. It's akin to getting annual medical checkups. Either you get checkups or you don't but either way that's on you to stay on top of keeping your health in good shape so for me I wear masks and I keep my distance from people.

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Hop103
12/31/20 9:40:46 PM
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Social distancing.
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Fierce_Deity_08
01/01/21 11:31:37 AM
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I really wish more people would do social distancing. Yes, wear a mask too, but I hate crowds so stay the fuck away from me. If Im uncomfortable then people are too damn close.

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adjl
01/01/21 12:35:39 PM
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BUMPED2002 posted...
At the end of the day, your safety and well being is up to you.

Part of it is, but other people's actions can very easily influence my health/well-being. It doesn't matter how often I visit the doctor if somebody sneaks up behind me and injects me with smallpox. This notion of "we shouldn't expect people to inconvenience themselves to protect other people" is obviously nonsense to anyone that pays any attention to how society has operated for as long as social rules have been a thing.

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