Does your surgical mask or DIY face mask have gaps on the sides? Ignoring this question is unsafe and you risk your own health. This is increasingly important when the experts are changing their strategies and asking healthy people to wear masks. Another problem is that good filter materials are expensive. Today I am going to show you how to reduce the side gaps with no cost, and with filters being used efficiently.
After our video “DIY face masks in 10 seconds & improve cheaper masks” https://youtu.be/Wg-cwD4Edac went viral, our viewers asked us many questions about this topic. One question is about using wires to reduce the gaps. This is another way to solve the problem of side gaps. It is a very easy solution although it does not provide a solution for you to change filters. Please subscribe to our channel, we will be making more similar videos.
Is your face mask effective? How do you test the quality of your mask, especially your own DIY masks? In this video, https://youtu.be/25lDoBSsQG8
I have given you multiple strategies, you may choose to use some of them depending on what you have, and varying materials, different particles and different tools. This video can also be used to check filtering effectiveness for things other than masks such as DIY vacuum bags, DIY air purifier filters etc.
Besides the issues of face mask shortage, we also have a shortage of toilet paper. What do you do if toilet paper is sold out and using other kinds of paper will clog the pipes? Americans use an average of 23.6 toilet paper rolls per person a year. Here is my DIY solution to resolve that problem:
https://youtu.be/ZWQ3UG6hGzo
The best part — it won’t cost anything.
What do you do if face shields are in short supply? Face shields are especially critical for medical staff, but a lot of suppliers are out of stock. This video will show you how to make your own, with two different designs you can choose from:
https://youtu.be/e8_guxtEYqg
Have you ever tested how effective your handwashing is? You still get a cold every year even though you swear that you washed your hands very well, right? This video will provide a way for you to test your handwashing skills or you can use this as a way to convince your kids to wash hands well. Also this test method can help us to try different methods.
https://youtu.be/-YrBEj1fSPU
https://twitter.com/RealGeniusAsian/status/1247935145551618049