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Dec 30, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read

As I continue to use expired/about-to-expire rapid tests (RATs) to test my poop, it is with mixed feelings that I report:

I have NOT lost my sense of smell.

And, definitely wash your hands when working with poop.

A short thread on a few other things I've learned follows.

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I found best – expired (2023-05-06) BNTX dark-green-and-white box (with short swabs+one-piece pre-filled buffer tubes).

I'm generally not militant re expiration dates, and definitely not on this.

Presciently, it's the only kit that had little biohazard-marked Ziploc bags.

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Dec 9, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read

Imagine you're in a sudden disaster like a burning building, sinking ship, airplane crash, where your goal is to get out quickly before you die.

Now, you would think that everyone around you would have the same goal, right?

Researchers in disaster behavior know otherwise.

1/6 The most cited proportions (reference in final tweet) are:

1) 10-15% will have their wits about them, understand the danger of staying put, devise a plan to escape, and act on that plan.

Covid-aware folks are in this small minority, but may be doubting their sanity.

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Aug 20, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read

Even if you're wearing an N95 or better, it only works when it's sealed on your face.

It doesn't work when off – not for eating, drinking, speaking, nor "mask breaks."

An analogy to clarify mask/respirator misuse that leads people to sincerely conclude they don't work...1/ Ever go on a drive, where for whatever reason, you didn't wear your seatbelt?

You arrive at your destination without incident and completely un-injured. Do you wonder, I was fine without a seatbelt, why wear seatbelts ever?

Answer: No, you wear them in case of a collision. 2/

Feb 3, 2022 • 22 tweets • 10 min read