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Naomi Wu Dec 8, 2022

Ok here's a technical breakdown of why the “@[email protected] Zone™ Air-Purifying Headphones” aka. the Snot Cannon aka. the Wearable SuperSpreader Event is such a staggeringly bad idea and a significant danger to public health if it is allowed to be sold.
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🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1509125141439033348

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“Ok here's a technical breakdown of why the “@Dyson Zone™ Air-Purifying Headphones” aka. the Snot Cannon aka. the Wearable SuperSpreader Event is such a staggeringly bad idea and a significant danger to public health if it is allowed to be sold. 🧵”

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Naomi Wu Dec 8, 2022

In honor of @[email protected] actually trying to launch this monstrosity and tech media being too timid and worried about losing Dyson ad money to actually do anything but publish their press release, it's time for a bump-

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Emily S Dec 8, 2022

@SexyCyborg wasn't there a super spreader event when an asymptomatic person wore one of those inflatable dino costumes in a hospital. Don't see how this thing is much different.

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Emily S

@SexyCyborg ah it probably wasn't a dinosaur costume but still, not like there isn't plenty of evidence this is a terrible idea

https://www.gpb.org/news/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/01/04/costume-may-have-contributed-outbreak-at-california

Costume May Have Contributed To An Outbreak At California Hospital, Infecting 44

Hospital officials in San Jose are investigating whether an inflatable costume contributed to an emergency department outbreak. One hospital employee died after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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