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I have not found any research on this subject. i appreciate any thoughts on this or any studies that you may find.

my hypothesis is that due to masks absorbing or otherwise containing material both from and to the wearer, this will increase the surface area from which the breath of the wearer will propel the material more effectively versus an unobstructed face hole.

further, when the wearer sneezes or coughs, the effect would be akin to pressing the button on a can of hairspray.

I have not found any research on this subject. i appreciate any thoughts on this or any studies that you may find. my hypothesis is that due to masks absorbing or otherwise containing material both from and to the wearer, this will increase the surface area from which the breath of the wearer will propel the material more effectively versus an unobstructed face hole. further, when the wearer sneezes or coughs, the effect would be akin to pressing the button on a can of hairspray.

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Check out what happened when Americans wore masks/mask like face coverings during the great dust bowl, it led to many cases of pneumonia, a bacterial infection of the lungs. The same happened in many countries around the world when excessive mask wearing was under taken, including during kungflu