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22. Airliners are actually the safest of the three.

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 05:27 PM

Jul 2020

Buses would scare me. I've taken a lot of trains in Europe, and they try to space things out. I would not like to try the Long Island Railroad at rush hour, though.

Airliners fly at high altitudes, and the engines suck in air from outside. The place you are least likely to get bad recirculated air is in an airliner at 35000 feet, as the virus can't survive at -53° up there.

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This One Thing Is Secretly Spreading COVID-19, Say Scientists [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

Expecially in apartments... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #1

Never thought of that! Thanks katmondoo Jul 2020 #5

It's all about shared air... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #14

The experts say Rural_Progressive Jul 2020 #25

I live in an older apartment building and we don't have central air, however I have a portable air smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #17

Holy cow, I'm naive. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #27

My thermostat stays at 62 in winter FakeNoose Jul 2020 #36

I like your ambient temp! Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #39

I have never lived in an apartment with a shared HVAC system obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #29

A lot of high end apartment buildings have shared AC. Blue_true Jul 2020 #33

Get good filters for the ACs too. This helps removes particles from the recirculated air... SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #2

Standard filters won't remove SAR-COV-2 sized virus particles. Blue_true Jul 2020 #34

That's what I have and what I'm talking about. SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #40

Ok. Thanks. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #42

The worst places for people to gather were the first places to re-open gratuitous Jul 2020 #3

Exactly Ohiogal Jul 2020 #6

That's not how it worked in New York LoveMyCali Jul 2020 #8

What about air-conditioned buses and trains? n/t malaise Jul 2020 #10

If someone is sick and unmasked, that person will make others sick. Blue_true Jul 2020 #35

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2020 #16

You can see this manually in automotive AC systems Jersey Devil Jul 2020 #4

God! This just shows this virus is going to be with us for a long time... brush Jul 2020 #7

Airliners are actually the safest of the three. DFW Jul 2020 #22

The airlines are packing them in now to try to make up their losses. brush Jul 2020 #23

I'll bet flying in the States these days is not a prime example of "friendly skies." DFW Jul 2020 #24

Masks, masks and more masks. roamer65 Jul 2020 #9

Keep your grocery shopping less than 15 minutes? tanyev Jul 2020 #11

Going to the grocery store? luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #20

Going to the grocery store? luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #21

I go to the same one every week. I know it well. tanyev Jul 2020 #26

Yes, it's different (time wise) if you're shopping for a family of 4 or more. luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #28

I am in and out in no more than 20. Tipperary Jul 2020 #43

Well, I timed myself this morning and it was 1/2 hour just going through the store. tanyev Jul 2020 #44

It is easy to get caught up that way. Tipperary Jul 2020 #46

Schools & businesses SheltieLover Jul 2020 #12

This is why Cuomo is pushing and pushing for awareness of,... magicarpet Jul 2020 #13

Businesses are going to resist going to HEPA filters. Blue_true Jul 2020 #37

like TB which is spread the same way. ben franlin liked windows open even in winter. pansypoo53219 Jul 2020 #15

its pretty much the same for heating systems, I think we all can agree that covid isn't yaesu Jul 2020 #18

I've always hated AC. We have ceiling fans in our apartment. GoneOffShore Jul 2020 #19

I am similar. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #38

Trumpsters have solved that problem... keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #30

Not only does AC recirc air, it provides almost perfect temperature and humidity conditions Blue_true Jul 2020 #31

Discussed this with coworkers--they could be 15 feet away and circulated downdrafts will blow it. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #32

Oh, that is hardly a secret PatSeg Jul 2020 #41

I challenge this hypothesis. Yavin4 Jul 2020 #45