Therefore, as they say on the London subway, mind the gap. Sometimes additional face masks can actually pull other face masks off your face. But as is the case with marmots in your bedroom, more masks is not necessarily better. Like Edward hugging Bella on the Twilight series, the outer mask can push the inner mask closer to your face. A second mask can actually help the mask closest to your face fit more snugly. It should not leave gaps between your face and the mask that allow viruses to drive little trucks through them. Make sure that at least one of the face masks that you wear fits snugly on your face. (Photo by BILL O'LEARY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) POOL/AFP via Getty Images Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) shows how not to wear a face mask. Naturally, a face mask made out of concrete is going to be tougher to breathe through than one out of a porous cloth. The optimal number of face masks is a balance between filtering and breathing and depends on the structure and material of the mask. However, adding more and more mask layers may eventually make it tougher to exchange air, assuming that you are not a ficus plant. Neither will two face masks, depending on the material. One face mask probably won’t really impair your breathing. Plus, there is the whole breathing thing. If three is better than two, how about four? Or five? Or 271 face masks? Well, at some point, too many face masks could become too heavy and make you topple over like Toucan Sam wearing high heels. Instead, the middle layer should be something like vacuum bag material that can filter out small particles. You are providing a barrier to your nose and mouth, not making an Oreo cookie.
The middle layer shouldn’t be a creamy, high fructose corn syrup and soy lecithin filling. Such a mask could have two outer layers made out of a flexible, tightly woven fabric that can conform to your face and sandwich a middle layer.
If two layers are better than one layer, how about three layers? Gandhi and Marr did mention a three-layer mask as a possibility for extra protection. So wearing a face covering is nice for everyone around you and possibly you too. But again, something is better than nothing. A cloth face covering or a surgical mask is not going to protect you as well as an N95 mask. It could provide some barrier to entry, blocking at least some viruses from getting into your nose and mouth. Wearing a face mask may also protect you as well. A single face mask can block this spew and decrease the amount of virus that reaches the air. Without anything covering your nose and mouth, you could be spewing out virus-laded particles into the air with every breath you take, especially if you are singing the song “Tub Thumping.” Because while you may be sexy and know it, you could be infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) without knowing it. First of all, wearing something is better than wearing nothing, which is a good general rule, even when you aren’t talking about face masks. Well, let’s take a look at how face masks work.
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