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2022-11-30 02:55:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9FA8F172A37545BD3943B418F0EF51BE9CBA54EBB676DEE77D24513492BC105B
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The farts & COVID question has been asked and answered multiple times and ways since March 2020. The long and the short of it is COVID droplets are significantly larger than gaseous emissions so more likely to be stopped by a mask. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8275855/Professor-answers-question-jeans-stop-fart-mask-prevent-coronavirus.html https://lifehacker.com/why-you-can-smell-a-fart-through-a-mask-1844470030 https://sea.mashable.com/science/11653/face-masks-help-protect-against-covid-19-but-heres-why-it-doesnt-shield-you-from-stinky-farts https://finance.yahoo.com/news/critics-think-marjorie-taylor-greenes-093812163.html
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