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51. Whatever you are, be a good one

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Wed Apr 22, 2020, 03:57 PM

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Air conditioning spread the coronavirus to 9 people sitting near an infected person in a restaurant, [View all] IronLionZion Apr 2020 OP

Oh shit. nt Laffy Kat Apr 2020 #1

Getting flashbacks of the initial Legionnaire's Disease contamination from a dirty AC unit. TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #26

I was JUST about to post this story. Definitely worth the read. bullwinkle428 Apr 2020 #2

People will have to eat with masks on / sarc uponit7771 Apr 2020 #3

.. Blue_true Apr 2020 #22

You didn't want to sit next to the kitchen before the virus . Now it's not near the air vents lunasun Apr 2020 #4

Actually. Blue_true Apr 2020 #21

Windowless restaurant. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #5

The virus spreads quickly on planes and ships for similar reasons IronLionZion Apr 2020 #7

Actually, the way commercial aircraft cabin air systems are set up is pretty safe. SeattleVet Apr 2020 #27

That's good to know about the air systems IronLionZion Apr 2020 #31

All that, plus, the air in the plane may be ok, but surfaces are Petri dishes. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #45

Here's a woman licking a plane toilet seat IronLionZion Apr 2020 #46

At least she didn't light herself on fire, another stupid online challenge. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #47

Yeah people are insane IronLionZion Apr 2020 #49

She's still a toilet licker. Midnightwalk Apr 2020 #50

Whatever you are, be a good one IronLionZion Apr 2020 #51

No, restaurant that has AC. Blue_true Apr 2020 #20

A Lot Of Supposition There ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #6

I had similar thoughts when I read it. wnylib Apr 2020 #16

Nevertheless, I don't think we should assume it was Hortensis Apr 2020 #30

Taking The Opposing View, H ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #34

:) Too many unsupported suppositions. Hortensis Apr 2020 #37

Yup, totally unscientific supposition here obamanut2012 Apr 2020 #48

If you think air condition is bad, those hand drying in bathrooms Snake Plissken Apr 2020 #8

+1. Those stupid things should be outlawed dalton99a Apr 2020 #11

It's how the virus spread on cruise ships. Aussie105 Apr 2020 #9

I caught a vicious cold when we went on our cruise yellowdogintexas Apr 2020 #18

Kick dalton99a Apr 2020 #10

C1 and C2 seem strange. All the others make lots of sense to me. Blue_true Apr 2020 #23

What kind of units are those? Takket Apr 2020 #38

Here's a link to the cdc early release article Midnightwalk Apr 2020 #12

"I wonder whether letting people in would increase or decrease business." Hortensis Apr 2020 #32

Someone should shove this article up tRump's nose Bayard Apr 2020 #13

Oh, come on! No one could have anticipated a virus would spread through an air circulation system. Midnight Writer Apr 2020 #14

It is just not circulation, the temperature and humidity conditions are Blue_true Apr 2020 #19

Who did not know that it could be spread this way- anyone could have figured this out Tumbulu Apr 2020 #24

I'm sure Trump misses his big rallies and fancy dinner parties IronLionZion Apr 2020 #15

I wrote about this earlier today (yesterday now). Blue_true Apr 2020 #17

Good suggestions! Tumbulu Apr 2020 #25

That's one thing I've wondered about when they talk about seasonality of virus AdamGG Apr 2020 #28

It was summer, the virus was quiet, so they all went out Luz Apr 2020 #29

The fall also has schools to deal with IronLionZion Apr 2020 #33

I've looked briefly a couple of times and not found discussion Hortensis Apr 2020 #36

Even if we make it to the States this summer DFW Apr 2020 #35

Yum, I get wonderful coffee, excellent cocktails, and perfectly cooked dishes IronLionZion Apr 2020 #39

I usually do without the coffee and cocktails DFW Apr 2020 #42

Has anyone read the original report? Does it give the ages of all the people... LAS14 Apr 2020 #40

What's 1% of 9???????? LAS14 Apr 2020 #41

Sounds like 1% of the total outbreak of positives, not just the 9 from the restaurant IronLionZion Apr 2020 #43

Makes sense. Thanks. Interesting, though, as... LAS14 Apr 2020 #44