Not sure if that’s protection from the ‘Rona or from the ‘Cadas. Reminds me of this, which reminds me of this.
[Image from unknown source, sent via email by Bunkanne.]
Tag: COVID-19
Stuff I do when I’m bored
Stuff I do when I’m bored
SMELL THE COVID
[Related posts here.]
Really?
I received 10 unordered face masks from the Association of the United States Navy (AUSN) today. They’re promotional, and include a request for donations.
Made in China.
FASHION MASK
Executive Standard FZ/IT 73049-2014
Safety Class B ( it’s can contact with skin directly)
Fashion dust protection, sun protection thermal mask (not medical mask)
Attention This product can be used with multiple times, washable;
No protection against toxic gases
Effect: please use with caution for skin allergy
Typos are as they appear on the package.
Should I burn them?
Update: Here’s the response from AUSN:
Sir,I apologize for the packaging. In response to our COVID-19 survey which showed that the majority of our members were in need of PPE gear. We had hired a veteran owned company in Illinois to do the production and distribution of the masks. It was not until we received the tracking numbers once they were mailed to our membership that we realized they were not coming from the USA. They do in fact have the ability to insert a N95 filter which would increase the level of protection if desired further protection against the virus.Thank for your understanding.
Absurd.
Now about those bacteria/virus-laden spit valves…
What’s more inane than that? Masks for pictures of people on freeway billboards.
[Top image via FB, h/t Paul Y. ]
Psephographic Hot Links
Dance of the Rona, Shardcore (2020) from The Sounds of Covid-19“NIH released the DNA sequence of Covid-19, so I decided to convert it into musical notes and hear what it sounds like.”
The excerpt is from the .midi file download, speed x2, and chopped down to six minutes. I like the uncut electromix version better.
[h/t Lucy Dynamite]
I Don’t Look Good Naked Any More.
Something’s in the air over Moscow.
Prisencolinensinainciusol. [h/t Innocent B.]
Colorized jitterbuggery of “Hellzapoppin.
The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott.
A photo of mating weevils is available at FineArtAmerica.
Bulletproof Enterprise Jeffrey Epstein Air Freshener (1 Pack)
Nestlé Australia decided its “Red Skins” candy might offend some people so they renamed it “Red Ripper,” the nickname of serial killer Andrei Chikatilo.
Map of Pornhub search terms by state (for Election Week 2020).
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Russia Virus Quarantine BBQ
[Images found here.]
Monoblepsial Hot Links
“My boss turned herself into a potato.”
Dominican Republic Quarantine Police.
Meanwhile at the Mattress Races. [Story here.]
Even with all the hoarding, there are still some generous people out there.
From the Instant Karma Department: Venezuelan Warship Attacks German Cruise Ship, Rams It and Sinks Itself.
Inspired by The Lemon Juice Bandits, David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University did a study and discovered that stupid people often don’t realize they’re stupid.
On homemade fabric masks: “Common fabrics have pores too large for viruses (that are about 100 nanometer in diameter) and most airborne droplets that contain viruses.”
-Dr. You-Lo Hsieh, professor at the University of California
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image from Bunkarina via FB.]
Social Distance Shaming Hot Links
Jungle Boogie, The Bobby True Trio, 1948:
I spy Walter Wick.
Who did the voice of Cecil the Turtle best?
COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic stats are interesting. To date, less than four-thousandths of one percent (0.003.5%) of the US population has contracted it; six ten-thousandths of one percent (0.0006%) of the US population has died from it. Italy’s death rate from the virus is 1.7%.
The Republic of San Marino is a 24 sq. mi. micronation surrounded by Italy. It has the highest fatality rate (of the countries listed) at 6.5%.
PJMedia parsed the same statistics I did and posted the graphs below:
From the What-Are-They-Hiding Department:
This. Oh, and also This.
Earlier this year, a Beijing district office for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that pants should be an effective barrier against farts that might disperse the Wuhan virus.
[Status update: A Humble Request.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
The Village Is Not Immune.
In case that image puzzles some of you, it’s a reference to the greatest paranoia/spy TV show ever.
[Image from here, h/t Carl L. via email.]
Tacky Raccoons 