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How Well Do Masks Work? (Schlieren Imaging In Slow Motion!)

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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateOKAY ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We're on PATREON! Join the community ►►   / itsokaytobesmart   SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Wearing a mask is a cheap and easy way to help stop the spread of airborne infections like COVID-19. It's also a sign that you want to help protect other people and have them protect you… that we're all in this together. Here are some awesome slow-motion schlieren imaging experiments to demonstrate why masks work! Share with someone who needs to see this. References: https://sites.google.com/view/why-mas... Special thanks: Matthew Staymates - National Institute of Standards and Technology Dr. Richard Davis - Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (  / 1276629360212979712  ) Derek Muller - @Veritasium (   • How To See Air Currents  ) David McRaney - You Are Not So Smart ht …...more
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How Well Do Masks Work? (Schlieren Imaging In Slow Motion!)
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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateOKAY ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We're on PATREON! Join the community ►►   / itsokaytobesmart   SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Wearing a mask is a cheap and easy way to help stop the spread of airborne infections like COVID-19. It's also a sign that you want to help protect other people and have them protect you… that we're all in this together. Here are some awesome slow-motion schlieren imaging experiments to demonstrate why masks work! Share with someone who needs to see this. References: https://sites.google.com/view/why-mas... Special thanks: Matthew Staymates - National Institute of Standards and Technology Dr. Richard Davis - Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (  / 1276629360212979712  ) Derek Muller - @Veritasium (   • How To See Air Currents  ) David McRaney - You Are Not So Smart https://youarenotsosmart.com/ Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: AlecZero Diego Lombeida Dustin Ernesto Silva George Gladding Jay Stephens Marcus Tuepker Megan K Bradshaw Peter Ehrnstrom Ron Kakar vincbis Join us on Patreon!   / itsokaytobesmart   Twitter   / drjoehanson     / okaytobesmart   Instagram   / drjoehanson     / okaytobesmart   Merch https://store.dftba.com/collections/i... Facebook   / itsokaytobesmartpbs  

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