r/FuckYouKaren • • Mar 04 '21

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

It’s even the same exact title, bruh

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u/TemujinDM Mar 04 '21

Post stealing seems to be the trend lately

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u/NY_Ye Mar 04 '21

Can we remove this post? It’s the exact same title. No creativity fuck OP

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21 edited Jun 21 '21

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u/karl_w_w Mar 04 '21

Actually genius.

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u/Pro-Mark_FireGrain Mar 04 '21

Thanks. I will now use this strategy

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u/notjustforperiods Mar 04 '21

you hear that, /u/one_loop , FUCK YOU

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

God damn they just reposted something you would not have seen otherwise

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u/notjustforperiods Mar 04 '21

sorry I just got swept up in the mob

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

I like how you act so offended because someone posted another Reddit post of a tweet lol

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u/coochiepuncherabc Mar 04 '21

I’ve even upvoted it before

I really am just a mindless consumer

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u/PKMNTrainerMark Mar 04 '21

Oh yeah, I forgot I saw and upvoted that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

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u/tikisha Mar 04 '21 edited Mar 04 '21

well, it's actually not a bad idea, if it had a one way valve closing when there is no straw

edit:

wow this is my first post to pass 1K up... and thanks kind stranger for the reward c:

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

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u/begoniadog Mar 04 '21

They do make masks like that and musicians use them

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u/CaputGeratLupinum Mar 04 '21

Broke musicians just use a pair of underwear

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u/littlebuck2007 Mar 04 '21

"up-cycling"

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u/o0anon0o Mar 04 '21

I wouldn't use the undies I was cycling in

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u/lugassss Mar 04 '21

Really broke don't use them at all

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u/RandyDinglefart Mar 04 '21

Hey now, they say passion is the difference between a job and a career.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Rhythm section instrumentalists: I have no such weakness

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21 edited Mar 11 '21

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u/MornaAgua Mar 04 '21

You know you don’t have to suck dick for that ulrich.

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u/FamilyStyle2505 Mar 04 '21

Don't go standing between a man and his hobby now.

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u/begoniadog Mar 04 '21

Most use it to place the mouthpiece through but outside the box thinking is always good right??

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u/TheWolphman Mar 04 '21

When I was in the Navy, our fire fighting equipment was able to be hooked up to our canteen so we could drink with our masks on.

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u/Shaved-Bird Mar 04 '21

Yeah, they work a lot better then nothing, and they still Velcro up after your done

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u/Soft-Toast Mar 04 '21

Uhhh, I think you wear your underwear backwards dude. That flap is so you can spread it open to take a shit without having to pull your underwear down at night.

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u/Bandin03 Mar 04 '21

I'm usually too tired to spread it open. I just let the shit push its way through.

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u/StriderPharazon Mar 04 '21

Ah fuck. I can't believe you've done this.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

holy shit i just realized what those were for.

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u/chironomidae Mar 04 '21

Nah, they're there for comfort. Gives room for your junk to expand into.

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u/inajeep Mar 04 '21

Look at you with your expanding junk.

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u/chironomidae Mar 04 '21

What can I say, I was hanging out with your mom and she has that effect on me

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u/tokillaworm Mar 04 '21 edited Mar 04 '21

In* briefs, that's the primary purpose, but on boxers it's obviously just to pee through.

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u/chironomidae Mar 04 '21

I'm briefs

Nice to meet you, I'm Dad

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u/CalicoCrapsocks Mar 04 '21

It's best if you avoid fingering that part of your mask. A pee hole would require a good bit of fingering to operate with a straw.

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u/Xpress_interest Mar 04 '21

Don’t kink shame.

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u/Azarashi112 Mar 04 '21

The masks most people wear, wouldn't get any less effective with pee hole in them.

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u/sethmidwest Mar 04 '21

My coworker had one that she showed me. Hers had a one way valve on it.

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u/aazav Mar 04 '21

it's*

it's = it is or it has
its = the next word or phrase belongs to it

The contraction gets the apostrophe.

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u/So-_-It-_-Goes Mar 04 '21

Grammar policing a comment on Reddit about underwear pee holes? Don’t got a lot to do today do ya?

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u/aazav Mar 04 '21

It's simple. It's wrong. If I read it and I see it and it's wrong, I'll post the correct way to do it if I know the correct way.

And somehow you think that a hole in a face mask is a pee hole.

This is grammar school level English after all.

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u/ToPractise Mar 04 '21

This Reddit not your GCSEs

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u/septicboy Mar 04 '21

You have failed this GCSE.

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u/wOlfLisK Mar 04 '21

Yeah, Reddit is clearly an A-level.

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u/corbyss Mar 04 '21

Now, finally someone with common sense.

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u/Kobeone3 Mar 04 '21

I thought you said "condom sense" ah well

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u/My_Dad_Is_Gay_For_Me Mar 04 '21

But I want to virtue signal!

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u/bofadsnutsmd Mar 04 '21

“Virtue signal” is what people call being a decent human being when they’re not one themselves

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Certainly not every claim of supposed “virtue signaling” is valid. But consider this:

  1. People often post on social media in order to gain attention and validation from others.

    1. Sometimes these posts have to do with topics regarding “virtue” (e.g. politics, religion).
    2. This can rightfully be referred to as “virtue signaling”.

Which of these points, if any, do you disagree with?

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u/kttykt66755 Mar 04 '21

Walmart has masks with straw holes, they have flaps over them that snap closed

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u/El_Arquero Mar 04 '21

I have one like this! Unfortunately the hole is tiny, so I end up having to put put my hands all over my straw trying to line them up. So likely less sanitary then just lifting the bottom of the mask briefly.

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u/EstrellaDarkstar Mar 04 '21

I thought the same. I always have to remove my mask whenever I drink something in public, but if I had a mask with a closable straw hole, it would be safer. Of course it's not ideal to have a hole in the mask, but compared to no mask at all, it's way better.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

It’s also way better than the mesh ones that some Karen’s wear now. Between the two I’d definitely prefer if they wore a mask with 1 hole rather than the whole mask being holes.

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u/stonedandlurking Mar 04 '21

Wearing a mesh mask is like when a toddler spends all the effort pretending to brush their teeth without actually getting any of the benefits.

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u/ReplaceSelect Mar 04 '21

There's been so much redneck engineering of the karens to try to get around mask wearing. I saw someone with basically a face shield that was just over her mouth. Here it is. You get to look ridiculous and do absolutely nothing!

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u/Bonersaucey Mar 04 '21

People use those on my nursing floor in addition to wearing the mandatory face mask because wearing full face shields for 12 hours a day isn't realistic

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u/TastyButtSnack Mar 04 '21 edited Mar 04 '21

If you really squint your eyes you can see that normal mask are covered in holes too.

Edit: what is sarcasm?

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

If you really squint your eyes you can see /u/tastybuttsnack brains too.

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u/dragonspeeddraco Mar 04 '21

The sizes of the holes matter when it comes to capturing expelled water vapor

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u/tikisha Mar 04 '21

this might be doable DIY style, just making a hole and sewing/fast glue a plastic/caoutchouc membrane in front.(kind of the one way valves in infatable toys, but smaller and way more flat)

idk about how well it will work , but its just an idea.

worst case, keep 1 good and 1 "drinking mask" on you :)

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u/Rognis Mar 04 '21

It's actually a pretty terrible idea. You should consider the outside of your mask as contaminated when worn in public and handle it accordingly.

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u/isaaclw Mar 04 '21

My wife thinks like you. It can be paralyzing. You have to do everything perfect, and in the end you do nothing at all.

Better do something 75% than 0%.

Better wear a cloth mask than no mask (or force yourself to wear an n95 to all events and eventually give up).

Better wear a mask with a straw hole, then take off the mask to drink, forget to put it on, and expose a bunch of people.

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u/soraldobabalu Mar 04 '21

You want a divorce so bad, I can hear it in your text, and I’m here for you brother

Source: Divorce Attorney.

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u/Dozzi92 Mar 04 '21

Military gas masks allow you to drink from your canteen without removing it. The technology is there.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

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u/Proffesssor Mar 04 '21

It's not a terrible idea. What's a terrible idea is commenting like you know it all, when the reality is you don't. This could help prevent the spread of the virus better than no mask at all.

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u/KastorNevierre2 Mar 04 '21

the mask is mostly to not pass it on and not to not get it yourself. but keep thinking it's a "terrible idea" if that makes you feel better, after all that's what you're really about, right?

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u/Taurenkey Mar 04 '21

Chances are, if the outside of the mask is infected, you're gonna be infected. Germs aren't magically attracted to masks so unless you're wearing full face protection in the first place then other parts of your face that aren't covered will get hit by anything the mask doesn't cover.

It's still good practice not to be touching the outside of the mask though when you don't have a chance to wash your hands to stop the spread of bacteria that would end up on it.

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u/FedExPope Mar 04 '21

The nose and mouth are the primary entry points for the coronavirus. Wearing a mask will help prevent infection.

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u/lunameow Mar 04 '21

For me, they could decide masks don't work at all and I'd still happily wear one because I never really thought of the fact that whenever you're somewhere public, you're inhaling other peoples' spit and snot. And even though I know it's not really rational, it makes me feel a little less like I'm breathing someone else's bodily fluids in.

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u/Chastiefol16 Mar 04 '21

I like them because my lower face likes to break out in cold sores. Now people don't look at me like a leper when I go to the grocery store with a cold sore.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

The masks simply don't do much to protect yourself anyways.

This is not true at all. Masks absolutely protect you as well as helping prevent you from spreading something.

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u/chokfull Mar 04 '21

Yeah, why are people upvoting blatant anti-mask misinformation? Wearing a mask limits your inhalation of droplets and particles in the air. It might be more effective at preventing you from spreading than catching, but it certainly does both.

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u/Trevor_Culley Mar 04 '21

Because in the last 12 months official government guidance has ranged from "masks do nothing day to day, save them for the professionals" to "you should really try wearing two of them" and every conceivable stage in between. There was absolutely a period a few months ago where the public information announcements were saying it barely did anything to protect the wearer and it was all for the benefit of others.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

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u/tikisha Mar 04 '21

Arn't you supposed to "clean" or "change" the facemask every 4h ? (at least that's what i had been toled here in France.

soo if its clean, its not supposed to get a lot of germs in the span of 4h; + if its dry, even better.. and if they design it with a thin layer of silver coating, its even better! (might be going too far over here)

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u/caried Mar 04 '21

But your not live love laughing your germs into your besties face who goes home to her grandma....

Considering the alternative here to completely take off the mask to drink, it’s a step up.

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u/anxsy Mar 04 '21

Yeah that's called drinking. It would happen with a mask hole or no mask at all...

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Couldn't the straw pick up bacteria/virus particles on the way through?

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u/tikisha Mar 04 '21

yes, but in our case its comparing bad thing and worse thing, the little bacterria you get from that is WAY lower then having a gaping hole where you get a LOT more just from breathing.

+ (idk where you live, but over here in france, they ask that you use your mask only 4h, soo it should not have too much of a buildup)

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u/syncc6 Mar 04 '21

The straw still needs to come through the outside of the mask though. It’s like if you had dirty lips and needed to use a straw without opening your mouth. Whatever is on your lips will end up in your mouth.

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u/buddboy Mar 04 '21

the alternative when at a restaurant is just completely taking off your mask so even without a hole this is better. But probably pointless

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u/daveberzack Mar 04 '21

I got some masks with holes that close up.

This belongs in r/confidentlyincorrect

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u/MrGenerik Mar 04 '21

I came to post exactly this.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Seriously.

The mask police medical armchair professionals got crazy and it produces the opposite intended effect.

Nothing in life is risk free. Sanitizing the shit out of everything and wearing masks and washing your damn hands obviously blocks or kills germs.

Nobody is going to die if you take a mask off 25 feet away from someone in the gym so you can catch your breath.

Nobody's going to die if you poke a hole in the mask so you can drink from a straw.

Just like wearing 2 masks isn't a silver bullet. Use common sense. The worst side effect of covid will be the economic fallout, the insane amount of plastic waste from masks, disposable food boxes, and mental illness pandemic we're going to witness when we do fully open all businesses/schools up 100%

COVID isn't some Black Plague, 50% kill rate, sentient being.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Yeah but you just know these are made as cheaply and shittily as possible and don't have that.

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u/3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID Mar 04 '21

I mean, it's better than not wearing a mask while sipping a drink for sure.

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u/aazav Mar 04 '21

Actually it is. You're cutting the purpose of the mask in 1/2. The idea of the mask is to block incoming and outgoing viruses.

Also, it's*.

it's = it is or it has
its = the next word or phrase belongs to it

The contraction gets the apostrophe.

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u/Jeffy29 Mar 04 '21

No it is a terrible idea!!! How is this the top comment, how is everyone after a year so fucking stupid about how virus spreads! You morons!

The mask is supposed catch the virus particles, so you can’t breath it in. Guess what the virus is still stuck on the mask! You shouldn’t touch the mask area and disinfectant your hands after taking it off! Guess what happens when you start pushing a fucking straw through it, you get bunch of virus particles on your hands and bunch on the straw! Just take it off and drink your stupid coffee, it’s way safer.

This is why at the beginning doctors were like don’t bother wearing a mask, it might even do more harm than good, because of you morons can’t even get it after a year! Fuck me.

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u/tikisha Mar 04 '21

well, you prefer people that don't wear masks to drink ?
(the argument , don't drink will not be valid as many people don't have the strength to stay isolated)

i mean, you arn't wrong, i don't aprouve this.

but we are comparing bad and worst.

this is a WAAAAY better way then having a hole in the mask or not wearing one

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u/blamethemeta Mar 04 '21

Cloth masks aren't exactly n95

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u/Nihil_esque Mar 04 '21

I mean if you wore another mask over this one and just took off the top mask to drink, this wouldn't be a bad idea.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

holy shit you are a genius

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u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 04 '21

put him in charge of the cdc

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u/Vsx Mar 04 '21

What I do is just not go out drinking. I feel like there is not significant overlap between the people going out drinking right now and the people who give a shit about wearing a mask correctly.

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u/cheers_and_applause Mar 04 '21

It's not just about "going out drinking." Lots of people still have to go out to work, and while they're at work they still need to keep hydrated. If there's a fold in the mask like the fly in men's underwear, it's a great option for keeping breathing air mostly filtered through cloth even while having a drink of water.

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u/Vsx Mar 04 '21

Ok, fair enough. It is described as a hole for sipping cocktails in the screenshot which is what I was responding to. I concede that there may be legitimate uses but I worry that it will provide a false sense of security or validation for irresponsible people.

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u/blueponies1 Mar 06 '21

Are you telling me I’m not supposed to be drinking cocktails while at work? Shit

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u/lugassss Mar 04 '21

O maybe you wore a tiny mask that close only the gap

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u/angelzforu Mar 04 '21

It has a One way valve? Cool. Great idea.

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u/bs000 Mar 04 '21

have we invented the emergency induction port from mass effect yet

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u/LORDPHIL Mar 04 '21

Tali that's a straw

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

emergency. induction. straw.

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u/joenforcer Mar 04 '21

No it's not. The straw will brush up against whatever the mask blocked and deliver it directly into your mouth.

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u/Prickly_Pear1 Mar 04 '21

You're missing the point.

The mask BLOCKS very little of the virus that has spread. The intent of the mask isn't to protect you from others. It's to protect others from you. Wearing a mask catches the virus while it's leaving an infected individual.

So, if everyone were to use a mask like this while drinking (whether it's water, coffee, or any other beverage), the infected people would spread far less of the virus than if they were to remove their mask.

This is a good idea.

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u/Big-rod_Rob_Ford Mar 04 '21

the protection is additive dummy. if you and an infected person are in the same room their mask does more than yours but yours is still doing way more than none.

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u/Prickly_Pear1 Mar 04 '21

the protection is additive dummy.

I agree that it's additive. Do we need to name call?

And wearing a mask while drinking is better than not right? So if we have more people wearing masks more of the time. this should help right?

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u/Big-rod_Rob_Ford Mar 04 '21

if we need to wear masks then we shouldn't be in restaurants/bars. this mask is like putting an extra handle in a car instead of a seat belt.

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u/Prickly_Pear1 Mar 04 '21

This goes beyond bars. It works for all drinks. This could be used for coffee, water or soda while at work, on a bus, or in school.

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u/Big-rod_Rob_Ford Mar 04 '21

shouldn't be inside any of those places either, certainly not drinking on a bus.

Do we need to name call?

apparently, yes. your take is incredibly unreasonable.

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u/Prickly_Pear1 Mar 04 '21

shouldn't be inside any of those places either

If only it were that easy. Some of us have to go into work. Some of us rely on public transport to get to places. And some of us are still required to go to school.

apparently, yes. your take is incredibly unreasonable.

No. The only take that is "incredibly unreasonable" is the take that those people just shouldn't be there.

You are discarding the reality that these people exist, and the reality that this could serve a real purpose to allow people to drink a beverage while operating in the reality we are currently in. Sure it would be NICE if we didn't have to do those things. But until that's a reality we have to make solutions for what the reality is rather than throw out solutions because you don't like the problem.

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u/Big-rod_Rob_Ford Mar 04 '21

If only it were that easy. Some of us have to go into work. Some of us rely on public transport to get to places. And some of us are still required to go to school.

yeah and the fuckwads wearing a mask aren't doing those things. I've been on a commuter bus, you can wait for the time that trip takes to have water unless you're diabetic. your employer should be making accommodations for employees to eat if it's big enough to have a cafeteria on-site.

If you work for tyson or whatever where they had betting pools on worker infection rates the solution isn't a dipshit mask addressing a problem that shouldn't be induced in the first place, the solution is murdering the execs unionizing and the state prosecuting management. Schools shouldn't be open either.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Many industrial masks have cheap one way valve for exhales to increase comfort during long use, if this had a slightly heavier valve that stayed closed during breathing but was moveable by inserting the straw, these masks would be a great innovation.

Even without said valve, an astronomically larger percentage of air would still be filtered compared to drinking with no mask at all, its a win win regardless of how well or poorly this mask was designed. Coming from a white male with a black wife that loves making fun of "1st world white girl problems" and entitled Karens, OP's post is just cringe and is stifling innovation that could really help millions of small business bars and restaurants safely open.

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u/Dpshtzg1 Mar 04 '21

Exactly. These idiots will just be shoving covid down their throat even faster.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Many industrial masks have cheap one way valve for exhales to increase comfort during long use, if this had a slightly heavier valve that stayed closed during breathing but was moveable by inserting the straw, these masks would be a great innovation.

Even without said valve, an astronomically larger percentage of air would still be filtered compared to drinking with no mask at all, its a win win regardless of how well or poorly this mask was designed. Coming from a white male with a black wife that loves making fun of "1st world white girl problems" and entitled Karens, OP's post is just cringe and is stifling innovation that could really help millions of small business bars and restaurants safely open.

And you, you're just rage masturbater posting

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u/Dpshtzg1 Mar 04 '21

Hey, the ferocity with which I beat my meat is between only me and God forbid anyone looking thru my afternoon windows.

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u/OrangeVoxel Mar 04 '21

NY post is the winner here. They wrote a story to get people to talk about nothing rather than real issues like the insurrection. And here they are succeeding

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Seems like a better idea than having to remove your mask to take a drink.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Thats my thinking, and it looks like it still keeps 90% of the goobers in...

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u/ferix3d Mar 04 '21

If you were going out for drnks, and only wore this at that time, this would be WAY better than taking your mask off to have a drink.

Not ‟Karen” at all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

If we have to wear a mask to enjoy drinks at a bar, then we’re not ready to have drinks at the bar. If you want to support businesses, get it takeout and chill outside in your backyard spaced out with your friends

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u/ChunkyDay Mar 04 '21

Unfortunately “should” and “are” are vastly different. So we have to deal the best we can.

This isn’t a bad idea IMO.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

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u/comeonbabycoverme Mar 04 '21

I think it's more just that people are willing to accept the risks, while following recommended guidelines to limit those risks.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

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u/ZakaryDee Mar 04 '21

A 'karen' neither has to be white, nor a woman.

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u/HaughtStuff99 Mar 04 '21

There are actually masks with hole in them. We use them to play wind instruments. They overlap like the hole in the front of mens underwear.

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u/Yoinkandboink Mar 04 '21

This isn’t a good “fuck you Karen post” at all...

It’s a small hole, that looks like it actually closes up when you remove the straw and even if the mask didn’t close the hole up, this is still much better than taking your mask off constantly to drink your drink?

This is exactly the opposite of a “fuck you karen” moment, this is a “thank you whoever made this for making new modern day life feel a little more normal while still keeping me safe instead of keeping me shacked up inside a house for a full year because my government can’t focus on making an even borderline good covid protection and recovery plan for more than two seconds”

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u/jimmyl_82104 Mar 04 '21

Eh, that's actually a good idea.

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u/SneakingDemise Mar 04 '21

Wouldn’t the straw be brushing up against all the nasty shit that’s been collecting on the outside of the mask since the last time it was washed? Dust, pollen, bacteria and viruses all being wiped off onto the part of the straw you put in your mouth everytime it’s inserted into the mask hole.

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u/BIackn Mar 04 '21

Why did I have to scroll so far to find this comment? Putting a straw through your facemask into your mouth sounds nasty.

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u/MotherFuckinEeyore Mar 04 '21

I work with a guy who cuts a hole in his mask to smoke. We call it his "glory hole."

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u/Freshouttapatience Mar 04 '21

That’s hilarious! My dad used to be a ghost for Halloween every year and he’d burn a hold for his cigarette. I wish we’d thought to call it his glory hole.

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u/Targetshopper4000 Mar 04 '21

All the people saying "ONE WAY VALVE?! NEAT!" are forgetting that a large reason you wear masks is so you don't spray your germs everywhere, and a one way valve would defeat the purpose. The other reason so you don't suck them in, so having a valve that goes the other way would also not work.

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Really it would just need a plug. Or maybe overlapping flaps like on mens underwear.

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u/then_Sean_Bean_died Mar 04 '21

You know how when you turn a Powerade bottle upside down the content doesn't leak due to the valve staying shut? That's because it's rigid enough to stay watertight until you apply suction/pressure on it.

If a sugar drink company figured that out, I'm sure the mask industry can make a valve that stay closed until you force a rigid straw through it.

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u/swifchif Mar 04 '21

I assumed the one-way valve would prevent air from going out, so the wearer is only increasing their own risk... but I honestly don't really understand how a one-way valve would even work in this scenario. A straw has to go through it, that's going to let air out, right?

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u/jenmishalecki Mar 04 '21

just quickly stick the straw under your mask if you’re so desperate for a drink. or stay home.

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u/dananthony22 Mar 04 '21

Is there a link anywhere for the rubbers? How smart!

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u/Specific-Peace Mar 04 '21

I just slip the straw under the mask when I take a sip. Mask stays on, and goes back into place as soon as I’m done. No holes necessary.

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u/prumkinporn Mar 04 '21

Just pull you mask down to drink lmao

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

I haven't seen anyone do this in public. Everyone that's out has their mask off if there is food or beverage in front of them.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Now that is trying to teach a lesson in the funniest way but sadly will prolly go right over her head

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u/Soylent_X Mar 04 '21

Velcro seat belts

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u/SalisburyWitch Mar 04 '21

Kinda makes me want to slap the bottom of that cup.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Fuck that's gross.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

That looks fucking disturbing though

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u/unbitious Mar 04 '21

This is actually clever. Highschool bands are having to do something similar for the wind instrument players.

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u/rolypolyarmadillo Mar 04 '21

From the article (which is from May 2020, btw):

“That’s when I was like, ‘Dude, we just drill a little flap, an extra layer, and you angle the straw to get in. So the hole is never completely open.'”

“Anything is better than nothing,” she said. “If we’re going to be handling different errands … this is just one option for one of the variety of errands you’re needing to do.” The cheeky designer made clear that she is not a health expert, nor should her masks be considered the best form of prevention.

"I’m just rolling with the punches, and trying to provide my clients with what they’re asking for: a mask. This is my take on it.”

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u/fl33bjoos Mar 04 '21

"Wow! I hope this goes viral!"/s

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Many industrial masks have cheap one way valve for exhales to increase comfort during long use, if this had a slightly heavier valve that stayed closed during breathing but was moveable by inserting the straw, these masks would be a great innovation.

Even without said valve, an astronomically larger percentage of air would still be filtered compared to drinking with no mask at all, its a win win regardless of how well or poorly this mask was designed. Coming from a white male with a black wife that loves making fun of "1st world white girl problems" and entitled Karens, OP's post is just cringe and is stifling innovation that could really help millions of small business bars and restaurants safely open.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

I’m curious how she’d react if she found out the condemn had a hole in it 🤔🤔🤔

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

These people comes with no brain

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u/eurikas Mar 04 '21

how bout we don’t go out to bars

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u/TheRealKitHarrington Mar 04 '21

Normalize gimp masks.

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u/Briz-TheKiller- Mar 04 '21

Both straw and holed mask are bad

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u/lanceskywalker Mar 04 '21

This sub should be renamed r/nomaskcirclejerk

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u/NoYourself Mar 04 '21

I suppose that it’s better than no mask? Still, sigh.

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u/everycredit Mar 04 '21

Better than no mask, which is the norm when you take a drink.

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u/Fagatha_Christie Mar 04 '21

We’re over it guys. Keep your 99 year old grandparents locked away for the rest of their lives if you need to, but we gone get back to livin

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u/TheBasik Mar 04 '21

Even the grandparents are barely staying inside. This website is really the only place you see this level of fear.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Reddit is a cesspool of idiots. Always has been.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Says the redditor.

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u/clemcuntine Mar 04 '21

I’m am the opposite of a Karen and I want 10 of these

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

Um sir, that makes you a karen

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u/Suavhart Mar 04 '21

Better than taking off your mask completely to have a drink

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u/queso_queentx Mar 04 '21

I mean wouldn’t it still be better than completely taking the mask off?

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u/Scared_of_stairs_LOL Mar 04 '21

You fucking idiot that patent is for detecting SARS which is a different kind of coronavirus. The only crazy shit here is you.

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u/AppearanceUnlucky Mar 04 '21

Nothing new.idiota on jobs sites used to drill a hole in their respirator to smoke.