vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Pffft, that happens here when the weather forecaster calls for 2 mm of snow.
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On our news tonight....reported we have people clearing shelves of essentials and stocking up in case everyone has to stay home for 2 weeks...are you fricking kidding me....
My mom worked for Philips, and when people came over from Holland, they would howl at how the Heineken we have here is totally different from theirs (and in a bad way).Anheuser Busch was started by a German brewer too, and look how they screwed up his beer. Bud and Bud Lite should not even be classified as a beer. He is rolling over in his grave.
Even here Heineken is horse piss.My mom worked for Philips, and when people came over from Holland, they would howl at how the Heineken we have here is totally different from theirs (and in a bad way).
Snake DNAYou know Corona is an RNA virus, right?
Some studies indicate that humans touch their face about 23 times per hour and if those touches include the lips, mouth, nose, or eyes pathogens can enter. A mask of any type will remove touches to the lips, mouth, and nose unless the mask is removed or pushed aside so left alone the mask is reducing the number of entry points. In groups of people the most likely entry is via fomites from an infected carrier coughing, sneezing, clearing throat, etc. Fomites are much larger than the virus itself and thus a P95 or N95 or better mask is effective in stopping 95% or more of these particles from entering the lungs. The P variety is effective against oily particles and as such affords even more protection.and then scratch your nose for a bit or lips. Masks are only effective in a lab or surgery environment.
I was served a beer in China that was 1.2% proof.Even here Heineken is horse piss.
Mike, the Corona virus has RNA, not DNA.
You have to copy/paste to get through to him MarcelMike, the Corona virus has RNA, not DNA.
for the rest, the findings of the Chinese researchers back in January about the virus coming from a snake has been highly disputed by scientists globally. They just don't have any convincing proof.
And take it from me, the face masks won't help if you don't change them regularly in a sterile environment. You will get the virus everywhere else and at one point you will touch your face unprotected You should also wear gloves and a special suit that you also change regularly. Then it might help.
They do help however when you are infected yourself to prevent others to be infected by you.
as for your last remark. There already is a shortage of these masks due to the high demand. Doctors and nurses will not get the protection they need while people use them ineffectively on the street. Think about that when buying the masks.
I'll post the corona virus genome.You have to copy/paste to get through to him Marcel
No debate whatsoever however associated with the RNA strand:
Structure
Spherical or pleomorphic enveloped particles containing single-stranded (positive-sense) RNA associated with a nucleoprotein within a capsid comprised of matrix protein. The envelope bears club-shaped glycoprotein projections
and the codon protein codes appear, prima facie, to resemble those found in snakes. I quoted the article. My sense of it was that some DNA/RNA Protein Codes from snakes had migrated into the viral RNA strand of the COVID-19 viral particle.
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As to masks, again I agree with you in principle however, while they are not an impregnable barrier they do offer a valuable service in, as I posted, #1 limiting touching lips, mouth, and nose; and #2 significantly limiting inhalation of foreign fomites present in any crowd of other humans who don't believe in covering their mouths when they cough/sneeze/etc. Not to mention those "Highly dedicated" individuals who drag their infected bodies to work/stores/church/school/etc shedding billions of virus particles into the air for all to enjoy.
In fact the masks would be more effective IF the individuals DOING the cough/sneeze would wear one.
Individual P95 and N95 masks are selling for $20 - $30 USD and more here in the states IF you can find them. Personally I already have several as I use the P95 type when airbrushing. Wish I had that 100 box I was going to get last year...
Data
You can download it yourself, you lazy buggers
Mike, Viruses don't take over DNA from their hosts. These viruses 'inject' RNA into cells which then is translated by the cells In order to replicate the virus. That's all a virus does. What the Chinese researchers claim is that the protein shell of the virus contains amino acids that 'fit' the snake's cells. This is a highly debatable claim as it also fits many mammals and corona viruses tend to thrive on mammals and not reptiles.
Latest I heard was that the most likely vector is either bats or pangolins (or possibly both), and that the snake theory is pretty much debunked.Data
You can download it yourself, you lazy buggers
Mike, Viruses don't take over DNA from their hosts. These viruses 'inject' RNA into cells which then is translated by the cells In order to replicate the virus. That's all a virus does. What the Chinese researchers claim is that the protein shell of the virus contains amino acids that 'fit' the snake's cells. This is a highly debatable claim as it also fits many mammals and corona viruses tend to thrive on mammals and not reptiles.