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From Madagascar, it was a gift-10mmx6mm Natural Ruby/Sapphire Corundum Hexagonal Crystal in sunlight. The red/pinkish colour comes from Chromium inclusion. Beautiful fluorescence under LW UV light.
Corundum grows in hexagonal and trigonal shapes
(Red Corundum is Ruby, every other colour blue, yellow etc. is Sapphire)In Asia pink is classed as Ruby, and in the west the defining line between Pink Sapphire and Red Ruby is a bit sketchy, as even the pink colour is caused by Chromium.
In nature, carbon atoms of the two-dimensional material graphene are arranged in a honeycomb point set.
The hexagon shape is all across nature, from Bee hives, giant's causeway to the north pole of Saturn, snowflakes, Dragonfly's eyes, and much more. We have approx 14kg of carbon in our bodies, carbon has a hexagonal shape.
Point and shoot on macro setting(got this camera at a thrift store for € 1.00. I like the Macro mode on this Canon A480.
Estrela de Fura 55.22 carats
Tesla's equinox space robot was designed for military use, is still a prototype, but is in the advanced stage of the project, incorporates technology not used to date, high doses of keroxene, graphene, polyurethane, steel, lead, atomic functions, M50 rotating muzzle machine gun, night vision, picks up waves with its quantum technology antennae.
El robot espacial equinox de Tesla fue diseñado para uso militar, aún es un prototipo, pero está en la fase avanzada del proyecto, incorpora tecnología no utilizada hasta la fecha, altas dosis de queroseno, grafeno, poliuretano, acero, plomo, funciones atómicas, ametralladora de boca giratoria M50, visión nocturna, capta las ondas con sus antenas de tecnología cuántica H.a.r.p.
Body - Maitreya "Lara"
Head - Lelutka "Stella"
Skin - Lumae "Eirtae - Aurae"
Ears - Mandala "Steking Ears"
Hair - Spellbound "Lionhearted"
Dress - The Secret Store "Avianna Dress"
Horns - [The Plastik] "Crystalline Horns"
Bindi - [The Plastik] "Bolli Bindi [Complex]:// Darkness"
Eyes - Suicidal Unborn "Spectrum Eyes"
Earring - [The Plastik] "Spire Earring"
Necklace - [The Plastik] "Spire Necklace"
Eye Makeup - [The Plastik] "Ultracraze"
Bracelets - [The Plastik] "Astrolare Bracelet"
Eyelashes - MANIK QUEEN "Moon Drops Lashes"
Nails - [The Plastik] "Graphene"
... can you guys tell that [The Plastik] is my favorite store for fantasy accessories? <3
The material is said to be 10 times stronger than steel and is used for puncture protection in this tire.
ꒌ МНОГО нешто чађаво ово авионско гориво!... -да није додат дизел керозину??
► █░▓ FIRST WINTER SUNSET had finished a minute ago, to me blocked by the banks of cloud blanket above Belgium and France. But the high clouds, almost indistinguishable from the jet trails, still get some sun rays.
December solstice came yesterday right at 16:03. It was a warm overcast day. Burned airliners' jet fuel (kerosene) produces some surprising forms when lit from aside. But when not lit any more? Why black? The 'carefully refined,' 'ecological' JP-1A light petroleum produces these murky jet trails that are sticking in the sky for quite a while... sticky trails... hmmm... useful additives...? any ideas?
Olympus E-M1 orig, Olympus M.75-300mm f/4.8-6.7ii half way zoomed in (312 mm the full-frame equivalent). Overexposed ⅔ of a stop. Handheld with some support. Shutter speed 1/500 of a sec resulting in f/5.7 at ISO 500. WB manual (cloudy). Sooc jpeg lightly edited in Photos 10.0. Uncompressed, uncropped original format 4:3.
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Tesla's equinox space robot was designed for military use, is still a prototype, but is in the advanced stage of the project, incorporates technology not used to date, high doses of keroxene, graphene, polyurethane, steel, lead, atomic functions, M50 rotating muzzle machine gun, night vision, picks up waves with its quantum technology antennae
El robot espacial equinox de Tesla fue diseñado para uso militar, aún es un prototipo, pero está en la fase avanzada del proyecto, incorpora tecnología no utilizada hasta la fecha, altas dosis de queroseno, grafeno, poliuretano, acero, plomo, funciones atómicas, ametralladora de boca giratoria M50, visión nocturna, capta las ondas con sus antenas de tecnología cuántica H.a.r.p.
acrylic & ink on canvas, 13 x 18 cm
Angel Vaccine
Engelimpfstoff
Engelenvaccin
Vaccin-faiseur d'anges
injection d'ange immunogène
large-scale experiments on the population by European political leadership, worse than in the Nazi era
In Israel Pfizer realized what Hitler and Mengele couldn't do
www.frontnieuws.com/studies-in-het-meest-gevaccineerde-la...
the system has released a bioweapon but it's not COVID. The bioweapon is the COVID vaccine. (Cesare Sacchetti)
Prof Dolores Cahill
twitter.com/i/status/1379830216181211136
twitter.com/i/status/1434592299330244618
Meer dan ooit zijn de vaccins de weg naar onze vrijheid. (Belgisch Eerste Minister Alexander De Croo op 15 april 2021 op twitter) - conclusie : de PM geeft toe dat we zonder vrijheid in een dictatuur leven !
Impfstoff macht frei ??? Le suicide est-il une façon de retrouver la liberté ?
twitter.com/alexanderdecroo/status/1382727418423746569
“Deze epidemie is vandaag een epidemie aan het worden van de niet-gevaccineerden”, zei premier Alexander De Croo (Open Vld) na het Overlegcomité van vandaag. De Croo was heel scherp voor vaccinweigeraars.
Onze intensieve zorgen zijn een verzamelplaats aan het worden van mensen die niet gevaccineerd zijn. Dat kunnen we als samenleving niet aanvaarden. We kunnen niet aanvaarden dat er mensen zijn die de keuze maken om andere mensen in gevaar te brengen. Niemand heeft dat recht, om vrijwillig andere mensen in gevaar te brengen. Niemand zou iemand anders zoiets mogen aandoen. De vaccins zijn veilig, gratis en overal beschikbaar.”
www.hln.be/dossier-overlegcomite-17-september/premier-de-...
(Der Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn, in Bad Kissingen: “Wir impfen Deutschland in die Freiheit zurück”. 23. August 2021.
twitter.com/MathiasPriebe/status/1429772984944844806
Vaccination: The act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease. Immunization: A process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation.
When you get a vaccine, your immune system responds to the vaccine the same way it would to the real germ. It: Recognizes the germ in the vaccine as being foreign. Responds by making antibodies to the germ in the vaccine, just as it would for the real germ..
Niet de Chinezen maar de Rockefeller Foundation in 2010
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwUXLykvBu4
Secret Docs Reveal Moderna Sent Coronavirus Vaccine To North Carolina University Weeks Before Pandemic
greatgameindia.com/moderna-vaccine-north-carolina-univers...
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Stalag Zehn B
the feldwebel became a general
the campdoctor , a professor
and we the jews - it’s banal
we stayed jewish - no error
© by Jan Theuninck
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C’est pour notre bien qu’on a dû changer la définition de ce qu’est un vaccin pour pouvoir dire que ces expériences géniques sont des vaccins.
cogiito.com/a-la-une/a-tous-les-gens-raisonnables-et-tres...
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Nano coronavirus recombinant vaccine taking graphene oxide as carrier
patents.google.com/patent/CN112220919A/en?oq=CN112220919A
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Dr. Albarracín voorspelt (beginnend bij minuut 27 en 29 seconden in de video hier, Spaans) dat in de herfst-winter van 2021 ten minste 20%-30% van degenen die tegen Covid zijn gevaccineerd, aan het vaccin zal overlijden, en dat de sterfgevallen aan een nieuwe stam zullen worden toegeschreven, bericht het Spaanse nieuwsorgaan Trikooba.com.
www.frontnieuws.com/artsen-voor-de-waarheid-in-de-herfst-...
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Jan Theuninck has been painting the evolution of Western totalitarianism for 20 years - he saw the evolution within the political spectrum where the socialist parties were lost (Fagospatose, 2001) in the Third Way (The third way is no way, 2004) movement of Clinton , Blair and Schröder with which they gave a face to communitarianism of the New World Order. He has often compared the latter to a new kind of National Socialism. His attention has always been fixed thanks to the more than 50 years of misery with blackmail games of the services and torture practices with chemical and energy weapons (Beyond the limit, 2001, Rinascimento, 2009, The culture of learned helplessness, 2011, Neostasi, 2012, Derailed system , 2012, The banality of Evil, 2013, Zersetzung, 2014, ils nous tiennent, 2015, Submission, 2015, Threat, 2016, Utopia, 2016, Conformity, 2017, Brainwashing, 2018, Warnung, 2019, Dein Kampf, 2019, Censorship, 2020, Post-truth society, 2020 and in 2021: Political Pandemic, New World Order, The Great Reset, Angel Vaccine, Aryan Corona Passport, Cytokine Storm, Back from never been away .
(In 2014 he already painted Virus Attack without believing that this would become a climax of the Davos counter-revolution years later)
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Art with the intellectual level of a sardine according to the rules of Covidism, the Church of Duval:
Nouvelle religion : le covidisme - Karim Duval
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_48gKagPaB0
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Jan Theuninck is a Belgian painter
www.boekgrrls.nl/BgDiversen/Onderwerpen/gedichten_over_sc...
www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.be/wiki/index.php/Yperite-Jan...
www.graphiste-webdesigner.fr/blog/2013/04/la-peinture-bel... (année 2016)
www.eutrio.be/expo-west-meets-east
The material is said to be 10 times stronger than steel and is used for puncture protection in this tire.
I ride on different surfaces and paths. So far no puncture. Can leave the repair tool at home.
dark·ling
ˈdärkliNG
adjective - literary
of or relating to growing darkness.
If there's only one thing you buy today, make sure it's the Fifty Linden Friday offer from The Plastik! HOLY MEGAPACK, BATMAN, the gorgeous owner Vae has once again stuffed the box to bursting for us. Seriously, there are 14 (FOURTEEN) packs of jewelry included! The jewelry is all silver, but does come with the huge color HUD that is a Plastik trademark for all of the jewels, gems, and crystals!
Body - Maitreya "Lara"
Head - LOGO "Sadie"
Skin - Lumae "Eirtae - T1 - Milk"
Hair & Hat - Magika "Darkness Falls"
Rings - Plastik "Derre Rings" <-- Included in FLF offer
Necklace - Plastik "Ladae Necklace" <--- Included in FLF offer
Makeup - Plastik "Rott" from Fauxe September set @ The Cosmetics Fair
Nails - Plastik "Graphene"
Dress - Stories&Co. "Sofia Dress"
Eyes - Suicidal Unborn "Phantom Eyes V.2" Group Gift
Ears - Mandala "Fantasy Elf Ears"
Piercing - !NFINITY "Mila Throat Piercing"
Decor - {VileCult} "Cosmos Wall Hanging Dark"
Pose - BranwenAlcyone (me!)
Do you still use a film camera? How about a point and shoot camera? What about a DSLR? Technology is quickly changing; here is a picture of what the future holds:
The Internet of Bio-Nano Things will bridge the gap between microelectronics and biological systems; it will transform the systems of our bodies into smart devices. The free flow of data between electronic and biological worlds will represent a completely new paradigm shift, a shift to transhumanism.
In our biological systems, we have redox molecules that are capable of transferring electrons. Imagine all the data we will tap into and control. We will use a microbial network, plugged into an external electronic system, so that we’ll be able to control biological functions in real time. We will use an electronic system along with engineered microbial cells to create an electronically controlled biological network called the 666 BioLAN.
If you’re not a computer nerd, LAN means: Local Area Network. It consists of a series of computers and smart devices, which are connected together to form a network in a local location. Similarly, the 666 BioLAN will use a network of engineered cells, which will convert data delivered through an electronic input, thus stimulating a biological response. In turn, this biological response will transmit data across a microbial network, so that it can carry out network functions.
The Living Electrode is a special component of this system. It was created by binding engineered cells to the surface of a gold electrode. This Living Electrode facilitates a redox reaction, which is needed to translate electronic signals into data, so that it can be read by a biological system.
It’s a hybrid system that combines electronics and biology. It’s digitally programmed, but biologically executed. In electrogenetics we use electronic signals to activate gene expression, so that we can enable data transfer from electronics to biology and back. We will use electronics to control biological processes.
This process has already begun. We have introduced new gene editing technologies into the Covid-19 vaccines. We are also introducing these same gene editing technologies into the animal and plant populations. Our goal is to edit all life on earth, so that we can patent and control it. We use Spike Proteins to weaken the immune system, so that Graphene Oxide nano-particles can enter the cells of the body. We are using Graphene to slowly build nano-networks and nano-antennas inside the human body.
We will soon introduce a Social Credit Score System so that, in order to participate in society (buy food and pay rent), the population will have to comply with the latest vaccine mandates. In a few years, when these Graphene Networks are fully complete, each person will receive the mandatory Pentium 6.66 GHz Chip. Once people are microchipped with this Beast Chip, they will no longer be human, they will be transhuman. We will take neuromorphic computing to the next level. We will use technology to evolve into gods. Take the Mark, worship the Beast. Humans are now obsolete!
Matthew 24:12-13 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.”
Brand New Study: Spike Protein Accumulates in Brain and Skull and Causes Damage:
I was supposed to wait for friends to do the newest MadPeas Experience... but.... I didn't. :P So I'll just "have" to redo it, poor lil me. As usual I can't recommend it enough! No spoilers here, beyond that this shweet camera is one of the completion prizes. Between this and the Ghost Town camera prize (Ghost Town is free to play!) I now have two awesome cameras, so I am a happy girly.
Body - Maitreya "Lara"
Head - Catwa "kimberly" Bento head (yay, now I can have a big nose!)
Skin - Le Forme "Yen Face Rare"
Ears - Mandala "Fantasy Elf Ears"
Hair - Magika "Sugar"
Nails - [The Plastik] "Graphene"
Top - Foxes "Boyfriend Shirt"
Pants - .:Villena:. "Skinny Jeans Dark Denim"
Choker - Reign "Tattoo Choker Necklace (Deathly)"
Necklace - .random.Matter. "Rhianna Necklace"
Glasses - Reign "Hipster Glasses"
MadPeas Products:
Sinister Slaughters Camera (Prize)
Visitor Lanyard (Comes with HUD and outfit)
Mystery Psychic Gacha - Mood Ring Rare (coordinating gacha machine - the rares give you in-game bonuses!)
Location - MadPeas Mainstore sim
If you want to look at a medical paper with pictures, then this is your lucky day! Any doctors want to comment on this study?
“All of the abnormal blood samples of injected persons, the 948 cases, showed tubular/fibrous formations and frequently also crystalline and lamellar formations with extremely complex but consistently similar morphologies across all of the patients with abnormal blood samples. Our results are so similar to those of Lee et al. (2022) that it could be claimed that, except for our innovative application of dark-field microscopy to mark the foreign metal-like objects in the blood of mRNA injections from Pfizer or Moderna, we have replicated the blood work of the Korean doctors with a much larger sample. Our findings, however, are bolstered by their parallel analysis of the fluids in vials of the mRNA concoctions alongside centrifuged plasma samples from the cases they studied intensively. What seems plain enough is that metallic particles resembling graphene oxide and possibly other metallic compounds, like those discovered by Gatti and Montanari (Montanari & Gatti, 2016; Gatti & Montanari, 2012, 2017, 2018), have been included in the cocktail of whatever the manufacturers have seen fit to put in the so-called mRNA “vaccines”. In our experience as clinicians, these mRNA injections are very unlike traditional “vaccines” and their manufacturers need, in our opinions, to come clean about what is in the injections and why it is there.”
ijvtpr.com/index.php/IJVTPR/article/view/47/95
Ezekiel 6:12 “The one who lives far away will die by pestilence and the one who is near will die violently. The survivors and their surveillance details will die by famine as I exhaust My rage against them.”
Now here’s a bonus! Isn’t it interesting to watch as the stage is being set to fulfill End Time Bible Prophecy? Don’t forget your biometric digital ID, don’t leave home without it tattooed to your face!
Gates Foundation: $200 million to expand global Digital Public Infrastructure:
“This funding will help expand infrastructure that low- and middle-income countries can use to become more resilient to crises such as food shortages, public health threats, and climate change, as well as to aid in pandemic and economic recovery. This infrastructure encompasses tools such as interoperable payment systems, digital ID, data-sharing systems, and civil registry databases.”
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center/press-releases...
Bill Gates: “The world today has 6.8 billion people—that’s headed up to about 9 billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtkfWaCzsas
2 Timothy 3:13 “Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.”
Repent, for the end is near!
The National Graphene Institute at The University of Manchester was opened in March 2015. The roof terrace has grasses and wildflowers to attract urban bees.
Underside shot showing graphene-ceramic composite tiling, necessary for re-entry. Also note the retractable landing gear.
Built for the Starfighter +200 Competition
Welcome to the cabbage patch, kid! Your future: the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Forth Industrial Evolution. The Nano World Order! The Graphene Matrix! It’s a new era of profound degeneration, where organisms become algorithms. Human hacks: biochemical processes, electronic signals, store, analyze, no escape. Reengineering human life—666 half human half Beast.
Psychotronics: hacking the mind, brain, and consciousness. They will get inside your head: seeing through your eyes, hearing through your ears, reading your thoughts, inducing thoughts. They will hack you through the Mark of the Beast. They will plug you into the Hive Mind Beast System. Then you will be a brainless zombie of the Antichrist System. Your mind will be controlled with different frequencies and wave forms—controlling your psyche, modifying your consciousness. The New World Order Military Industrial Intelligence Complex, researching and developing highly sophisticated state of the art technology to harness the computing power of the human brain.
Bioenergetics, bio-photonics, biophysics, psionics, psycho-energetics, psychoneuroimmunology, quantum biology, radionics, scalar electromagnetic, bioelectromagnetism, biophotons, biopotentials, morphogenetic fields, non-hertzian waves, quantum fields, scalar waves, zero-point energy, 666 hacks, the path to transhumanism.
AI-powered analytic disclaimer:
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Now a commercial sponsored by the World Economic Forum:
Klaus Schwab- “Pay insufficient attention to the frightening scenario of a comprehensive cyber attack which will bring to a complete halt to the power supply, transportation, hospital services, our society as a whole. The covid-19 crisis would be seen in this respect as a small disturbance in comparison to a major cyber attack.”
Matthew 24:21 “For at that time there will be a great tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression), such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will [again].”
Take the jab, insert the microchip, become a better you…bahahahaha!!! I mean: it’s for your health, for your safety, for your own good, and for the good of society! #666
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56 hp
40 lb-ft
342 lbs
590cc H2
bore 68mm
stroke 60.3mm
carbon fiber fairing
titanium-graphene frame
top speed 148.2 mph
0-60 4.9 secs
0-120 16.4 secs
Yeah, so I've been seeing lots of these hubless bikes around here lately, so I tried my hand at one.
2.8L I4, Mid-Engine, 349hp, 415 lb-ft @ 4500rpm, 1,364 lbs, Carbon Fiber body, Graphene aerodynamics, Aluminum wheels, Pirelli Trofeo R 355/35/R21
I've been naming my cars by pieces I've used in them lately, like the Vixen Blade. This one uses arrows, so it's a Blakbird Arrow.
Bearings are a chore to replace, so remove the need for grease nipples, and general mechanical upkeep simply by adding needless complexity with Mørten-Johnson's superconducting graphene based floating ball 'Air' technology.
(Just don't turn it up to full or you might just float away as you get in the vehicle.)
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Manufacturer: Nomad Heavy Vehicles
Nationality: American
First assembled: September 8th, 2057
Birthplace: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Engine: Three 500 kWh Electric Motors w/ 1000 Wh/L Solid State Battery
HP: 650
0-60: 5.3 seconds
Top speed: 120+ MPH
Nomad Heavy Vehicles is a rather young manufacturer, arriving on the scene in the 2030s with a series of all-electric commercial vehicles. Their first and arguably most well-known vehicle, the LLV commercial van, is still being operated in droves by various customers in North America and even parts of Europe. Years after the LLV's debut and an entire family of various commercial vehicles later, their latest and greatest has arrived. The 1500 is a class-8 all-electric semi truck named after it's impressive range of 1,500 miles per charge. The 1500 can even come within this range while fulfilling it's 85,000 Ibs load capacity. This is due to an advanced graphene-based solid state battery provided by Photon Applied Sciences. This battery has a higher capacity than those seen in previous Nomad models, and can reach 85% charge in under 30 minutes. This battery powers 3 electric motors, one per axle. These three motors give the 1500 over 650 Horsepower, and a massive 1,400 ft/Ibs of torque. This means the 1500 is pretty quick for a semi truck. An unloaded 1500 will hit a 0-60 in little over 5 seconds, and when loaded can maintain 70 MPH on a 10% incline. When pulling a light/empty trailer or no trailer at all, the 1500 can shut down one or two of it's motors to preserve charge. The most notable trait of the 1500 is it's massive cabin window. This is to provide the driver maximum visibility while on the road. Another notable trait is the 3-seat layout. The driver sits dead-center in the cab, and right behind them two passengers sit facing parallel to each other. The larger sleeper cabin would have a bed behind these passenger seats, and one seat would be replaced with extra amenities. The 1500 can also operate completely autonomously on interstates, but a driver is needed on country/residential roads. The 1500 first hit the road in the fall of 2057, with over 1,000 models reaching those who pre-ordered them a year prior.
2.8L I4, Mid-Engine, 349hp, 415 lb-ft @ 4500rpm, 1,364 lbs, Carbon Fiber body, Graphene aerodynamics, Aluminum wheels, Pirelli Trofeo R 355/35/R21
“Jacee!” I run out the door to greet her. We hug for a minute, then she pulls back and looks at me.
“Man, Sue. You got taller!”
“Look who’s talking.” Jacee had always been short. Really short. But now she had passed six feet tall, and she was barely seventeen.
“Fair enough.”
“I’m more concerned about the eyepatch, though. How’d that happen?”
“Ah, it’s fine. I can still see. But if you must know, I was in a building that exploded. Well, actually it was blown up on purpose. It happened about a month after I left here.”
“Oh, my gosh. I’m sorry!”
“It’s fine. It’s actually something that helped me become who I am. I started practicing using my powers after that, so I could help if I was in a disaster like that again.”
“So, you decided to become a superpowered disaster relief worker?”, I ask with a smile.
She laughs, and turns around to look at the car she had pulled up in, and shouts, “hey Nick, you need some help?”
A muffled voice comes out of the trunk. “Nah, I’m good. Just need to get…this…stupid…tent…out of the way.” A boy, about seventeen or eighteen, emerges from the back of the car, brushing himself off.
“This is why I don’t go on trips very often.” He walks up to me, and extends a hand. “I’m Nick, Jacee’s boyfriend.”
“I’m Susan. Nice to meet you.”
“Same here. Now I should really get that tent out so I can reach the suitcases.” He walks off, muttering about packing too much stuff into a sports car trunk.
“Nick’s a little funny. You get used to it.” She grins. “So, how have you been?”
I sit down on the sidewalk. “Not bad. Kids stopped teasing me about having powers a few months after you left, after I started hanging out with Evan a lot. I guess they got over the whole thing, because now, no one even cares.
Nothing big really happened. This is Hanserville, remember?”
Jacee laughs and says, “true, that. Can’t expect too much here.”
“So, what about you? How’s life in the big city?”
She pauses for a second, then says, “Pretty great, actually. I met some neat people in the last few years. Nick is one of them. He was actually the first person I met at my new school. He has some friends who are really cool, too.”
“Does he know about you having…y’know?”
She laughs awfully hard at that. “Are you kidding? He’s got powers, too. And really cool ones, at that.” She looks back at Nick, who can be seen as a pair of legs struggling against something in the trunk. He’s managed to get one suitcase out, but seems to be stuck with the tent. “Let me go give him a hand.”
She walks over, and pushes him gently out of the way. She pulls out the tent easily, much to Nick’s feigned displeasure. “No fair. You packed the car in the first place, of course you know how to unpack it.”
“Oh, be quiet. You want to pack the car for the trip home?”
“Oh, heck no.”, he chuckles.
“Come here. Show Sue your powers.” She turns to me, and mouths, “coolest ones you’ve ever seen.”
“Fine…”, he mutters. He pulls up the sleeves of his jacket. Closing his eyes, he tilts his head back, and a glowing white blade slides out of his left wrist. I look at his right hand, and there’s a shining black blade there.
He pulls those in, and clenches his fists. His hands are enveloped in black and white gloves. Not just any gloves, though. We’re talking cool ones. Big, metal-plated gauntlets.
He opens his eyes, and looks at me. “So, what do you think?”
“Sweet! Those were great!”
“You wanna see something really neat?”
“Sure!”
He stands up very straight, and closes his eyes again. He pushes his hands downward, and a black and white pattern appears on the ground under him. A white snake and a black one, each swallowing the others tail. He opens his eyes, and tells me, “punch me.”
“Seriously? I don’t want to hurt you.”
“Just do it. Even if you do make contact, I’m plenty tough.”
“All right.” I wind up, and throw a punch at his chest. It never reaches him. As soon as my hand reaches the perimeter of his snakes, a beam of light shoots from his chest, and stops my hand cold. It doesn’t hurt, it just completely blocks me.
“Throw something now.”, Nick tells me.
More confident that I won’t hurt him, I pick up a rock and chuck it. The same thing happens. It reaches his snakes, and a beam, this time black, snags it out of the air. He reaches out a hand, and the rock drops into his palm. “Nice throw.”
“Thanks. That shield is cool!”
“I know, right? I have some other crazy stuff I can do, but it tires me out a lot. I’ll show you in the next few days.”
“OK. You need any help carrying stuff inside?”
Jacee pipes up. “Nah, I’ve got it.” She flips a baton out of her sleeve, points it at their bags, and a pink and purple glow appears around them. They lift into the air, and follow us inside the house.
Mom comes to greet them. “Hello, Jacee! Good to see you again!”
“It’s good to be back!”, Jacee says as she lowers the bags to the living room floor.
“And who’s this handsome fellow?”
“I’m Nicholas. You can call me Nick.”
“Pleasure to meet you, Nick.” She shakes his hand, then says,” make yourselves at home, and if you need anything, just ask me or Sue.”
“Thanks!”
“So, where do we start?”, Nick asks. “I’m all for just unpacking the sleeping bags and do everything else tomorrow.”
“Sounds good to me. Then we can go meet up with everyone else.”, Jacee responds.
“All right, then.” They get their sleeping bags out, and then stand up and ask where they can find the bathroom.
About fifteen minutes later, they come back, and in new clothes. Nick’s dressed in pale blue jeans and a white t-shirt with a band on the front that I’ve never heard of. Jacee looks like an older version of the little girl I remember her as. Red hoodie, tattered jeans, and cowboy boots.
Jacee asks me to text the gang, and then borrows my phone so she can get their numbers. When she takes hers out out, I gasp a little. I’ve never seen a phone like that. For starters, it seems to be made of thick metal. Second, it glows.
Jacee sees me staring, and answers a lot of questions without me asking them. “I got it from one of Nick’s friends. He heard I kept breaking my phone, so he made this.”
“Ah. So why do you have so much trouble with breaking stuff?”
“Let me go get a rock.”
She comes back with one, and tells me to watch. She squeezes, and the rock starts to crack. She grits her teeth, and it cracks fully in half. “There’s your answer.”
“Wow. Here I thought you were clumsy and dropped them.”
“That too. But after that, I got a good phone case. Which I crushed when I got mad with my phone in my hand. After that, I wasn’t allowed to have a phone. Then I met Nick’s friend, and he decided to make this thing. It’s made of quarter-inch steel, with a graphene layer over the screen. I’ll have trouble cracking this.”
“Sounds like he’s quite the techie.”
Nick chimes in. “Not really. He just knows how to make durable stuff. He’s got strength about like Jacee, so he knows what it’s like.”
“Cool!”
My phone beeps, and I check. Donovan just texted back, saying he’ll come over to see Jacee and Nick. I text back quickly, telling him I’d see them in a few minutes. Speaking of which, it was getting to be late.
“I totally forgot to ask, are you guys hungry?”
“Are you kidding? I haven’t eaten for eighteen hours!”, Nick exclaims.
“Right this way, then. You like chili?”
“I love it! Lead on”, he says with a grin.
I hope you enjoyed this issue! Let me know what you think.
The wearing of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic has received varying recommendations from different public health agencies and governments. The topic has been a subject of debate,[1] with various public health agencies and governments disagreeing on a protocol for wearing face masks. As of early May, 88% of the world's population lives in countries that recommend or mandate the usage of masks in public and 75+ countries have mandated the use of masks.[2] Debates have emerged regarding whether masks should be worn even when social distancing at six feet (2 meters),[3][4][5] whether they should be worn during exercise,[6] worn in the home to reduce viral load,[7][8] and whether there are mitigating factors.[9][7] Additionally, public health agencies of different countries and territories have often changed their recommendations regarding face masks over time.[10] Face masks have been a subject of shortages, and also been made compulsory in some countries.
Types of face masks, from least to most protective, include cloth face masks, medical (non-surgical) masks,[11][12] surgical masks, and filtering facepiece respirators such as N95 masks and FFP masks. Face shields and medical goggles are other types of protective equipment often used together with face masks.
Contents
1Types of masks
1.1Face shields
1.2Cloth masks
1.2.1Sterilizing and re-use
1.3Surgical masks
1.4Disposable filtering respirators
1.4.1Sterilizing and re-use
1.5Elastomeric respirators
1.6Powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs)
1.7Novel face masks (research and development)
2Recommendations
2.1World Health Organization recommendations
2.2US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2.3China and Asia
3Rationale for wearing masks
4Shortages of face masks
4.1Early epidemic in China
4.2National stocks and shortages
4.3N95 and FFP masks
5The mask industry
5.1Manufacturing
5.2Distribution
6Culture
6.1Attitudes
6.2Fashion
7Mask use and policies by country and territory
8References
Types of masks[edit]
Small particles zigzag due to Brownian motion, and are easily captured. Large particles get strained out, or have too much inertia to turn, and hit a fiber. Mid-size particles follow flowlines and are more likely to get through the filter; the hardest size to filter is 0.3 microns diameter.[13]
Certified medical masks are disposable (except some faceshields). They are made of non-woven material. They are mostly multi-layer. Filter material may be made of microfibers with an electrostatic charge; that is, the fibers are electrets. An electret filter increases the chances that smaller particles will veer and hit a fiber, rather than going straight through (electrostatic capture).[13][14][15][better source needed][medical citation needed] Typically, efficiency of the filtering materials decreases when washed or used multiple times.[16]
Many medical masks are respirators; they are designed to protect the wearer. Surgical masks, on the other hand, are meant to protect others against infection transmission from the wearer (so called "source control").[17] Some respirators and masks have valves,[18] which let exhaled air out unfiltered. This makes them bad for source control.[19] It may, however, reduce inwards leakage, thus improving wearer protection.[18]
Face shields[edit]
Person wearing a face shield over a green surgical mask. A simple 3D-printed face shield: curved visor, drawstring lanyard, sheet of transparent plastic curved from side to side.
Person wearing a face shield and a surgical mask.
Main article: Face shield
It is not yet known whether face shields are effective at preventing disease transmission. They protect against splash and splatter. Cough simulation experiments show that they protect[18] the wearer[20] against large drops immediately after the cough, but do not keep out smaller aerosols. The longer it was after the simulated cough, the more particles found their way around. Because there is no evidence they prevent the wearer from getting ill, face shields are used with nose-mouth masks, and to protect nose-mouth masks, but use of face shields alone is not recommended.[18]
Cloth masks[edit]
Homemade cloth face mask
Sneezing. There is limited evidence that cloth masks can significantly reduce aerosol droplet dispersal.[18]
Main article: Cloth face mask
A cloth face mask is a mask made of a common textile, usually cotton, worn over the mouth and nose. Although they are less effective than medical-grade masks, many health authorities recommend that the general public use them because medical-grade masks are in short supply.[21][22]
They were routinely used by healthcare workers starting from the late 19th century until the mid 20th century. In the 1960s they fell out of use in the developed world in favor of modern surgical masks, but their use has persisted in developing countries.[23][24][25]
There were calls for research into the effectiveness of improvised masks even before the emergence of COVID-19, motivated also by past epidemics and modelling of likely mask shortages. However, little research has been done. There are no studies of the use of cloth masks by the general public, one study on the use of cloth masks in hospitals (by healthcare workers, not patients), and many controlled-setting/lab studies of cloth masks' effects on aerosols as of May 2020.[18]
Cloth masks are low-cost and reusable. They vary widely in effectiveness depending on material, fit/seal, and number of layers, among other factors. Unlike disposable masks, there are no legal standards for cloth masks. Fit is important (as with disposable masks). Measures to improve fit, such as an outer layer made from sheer nylon stockings or sheer tights around the head, reduce leakage.[18]
Improvised cloth masks seem to be worse than standard commercial disposable masks, but better than nothing. There is, however, little good evidence on them. A single study gives evidence that an improvised mask was better than nothing, but not as good as soft electret-filter surgical mask, for protecting health care workers simulating treating a simulated infected patient, regardless of whether "patient" or carers wore the mask.[18] Another study had volunteers wear masks they made themselves, to a pattern like that of a standard surgical mask, but with ties rather than earloops,[26] from cotton T-shirts, and found that the number of microscopic particles that leaked inside the homemade masks was twice the number that leaked into the commercial masks, and that the homemade mask let three times as many microorganisms expelled by the wearer escape (median averages). There is limited evidence that cloth masks can significantly reduce droplet dispersal.[18]
Cloth masks are commonly made with one layer, two layers, or two layers with a pocket for a removable-filter interlayer [18] (disposable surgical mask also have three layers, with the filter layer midmost[citation needed]). The CDC recommends more than one layer.[27] There is no research on the usefulness of a filter interlayer, as of May 2020. There were until recently no non-disposable materials designed for making masks (see end of paragraph). Common household fabrics which could be utilized (turned to a new use) as mask materials have been tested.[28][29][30][31] Cloth materials vary widely in filtration efficiency. Some cotton and polyester household fabrics have been found to compare with disposable surgical masks for dry particle filtering. Cotton T-shirt material, pillowcase material, and 70% cotton/30% polyester sweatshirt material are among the common materials that performed well in lab tests, with T-shirts preferred to pillowcases because it was thought that it would probably fit better. Teatowels and vacuum-cleaner bags were effective at filtering, but had a very high air resistance, so were not recommended. Scarves filtered poorly. Surgical sterilisation wrap, a polypropylene non-woven fabric made for wrapping sterilized things to keep them sterile, is designed to filter germs from the air. Using surgical sterilisation wrap to make masks, or as a filter interlayer in cloth masks, has been suggested. There are, however, no tests on using surgical sterilisation wrap for masks, as of May 2020.[18] Other suggested materials for filter interlayers include air filter materials used in ventilation, heating, and air conditioning, some of which are similar to rigid electret masks in the size ranges of particles they filter. Electrostatic cotton and non-woven, meltblown fabric are the conventional materials used in disposible masks, but are not readily available during the COVID-19 epidemic. A new type of filter, a washable electrostatic cotton filter, has been reported since the start of the pandemic; it is said to withstand repeated washing and folding.[18] It is made of electrospun nanofibers; flanking insulating blocks lay these into quasi-aligned nonwoven sheets, which are layered criss-cross to make a meshlike multilayer mask.[32][33] There is a need for research comparing how well these materials work.[18][34]
Sterilizing and re-use[edit]
There is no research on sterilizing and reusing cloth masks, as of May 2020.[18] The CDC recommends doffing the mask by handling only the ear loops or ties, placing it directly in a washing machine, and immediately washing your hands in soap and water for at least 20 seconds. They also recommend handwashing before donning the mask and again immediately after any time you touch it.[35]
There is no information on reusing a interlayer filter, and disposing of it after a single use may be desirable.[18]
Surgical masks[edit]
Main article: Surgical mask
A surgical mask
A surgical mask is a loose-fitting, disposable device that creates a physical barrier between the mouth and nose of the wearer and potential contaminants in the immediate environment. If worn properly, a surgical mask is meant to help block large-particle droplets, splashes, sprays, or splatter that may contain viruses and bacteria, keeping it from reaching the wearer's mouth and nose. Surgical masks may also help reduce exposure of the wearer's saliva and respiratory secretions to others.[36] A surgical mask, by design, does not filter or block very small particles in the air that may be transmitted by coughs, sneezes, or certain medical procedures. Surgical masks also do not provide complete protection from germs and other contaminants because of the loose fit between the surface of the face mask and the face.[36] However, in practice, with respect to some infections like influenza surgical masks appear as effective as respirators (such as N95 or FFP masks).[37] Surgical masks may be labeled as surgical, isolation, dental, or medical procedure masks.[36] Surgical masks are made of a nonwoven fabric created using a melt blowing process.[38][39]
Surgical masks made to different standards in different parts of the world have different ranges of particles which they filter. Similar-looking single-use masks are one-layer and only filter larger particles (e.g. Chinese standard YY/T0969 masks).[40][medical citation needed]
Disposable filtering respirators[edit]
An N95 mask
Main article: Mechanical filter respirator
An N95 mask is a particulate-filtering facepiece respirator that meets the N95 air filtration rating of the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, meaning that it filters at least 95 percent of airborne particles, while not resistant to oil like the P95. It is the most common particulate-filtering facepiece respirator.[41] It is an example of a mechanical filter respirator, which provides protection against particulates, but not gases or vapors.[42] Like the middle layer of[citation needed] surgical masks, the N95 mask is made of four layers[18] of melt-blown nonwoven polypropylene fabric.[43][44][unreliable medical source?] The corresponding face mask used in the European Union is the FFP2 respirator.[45][46]
Hard electret-filter masks like N95 and FFP masks must fit the face to provide full protection. Untrained users often get a reasonable fit, but fewer than one in four gets a perfect fit. Fit testing is thus standard. A line of vaseline on the edge of the mask[47] has been shown to reduce edge leakage[18] in lab tests using manikins that simulate breathing.[47]
Sterilizing and re-use[edit]
Hard electret-filter masks are designed to be disposable, for 8 hours of continuous or intermittent use. One laboratory found that there was a decrease in fit quality after five consecutive donnings.[18]
Hard electret-filter masks are often reused,[citation needed] especially during pandemics when there are shortages. Infectious particles could survive on the masks for up to 24 hours after the end of use, according to studies using models of SARS-CoV-2;[18] In the COVID-19 epidemic, the US CDC recommended that if masks run short, each health care worker should be issued with five masks, one to be used per day, such that each mask spends at least five days stored in a paper bag between each use. If there are not enough masks to do this, they recommend sterilizing the masks between uses.[48] Some hospitals have been stockpiling used masks as a precaution.[49] The US CDC issued guidelines on stretching N95 supplies, recommending extended use over re-use. They highlighted the risk of infection from touching the contaminated outer surface of the mask, which even professionals frequently unintentionally do, and recommended washing hands every time before touching the mask. To reduce mask surface contamination, they recommended face shields, and asking patients to wear masks too ("source masking").[50]
Apart from time, other methods of disinfection have been tested. Physical damage to the masks has been observed when microwaving them, microwaving them in a steam bag, letting them sit in moist heat, and hitting them with excessively high doses of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI). Chlorine-based methods, such as chlorine bleach, may cause residual smell, offgassing of chlorine when the mask becomes moist, and in one study, physical breakdown of the nosepads, causing increased leakage.[18] Fit and comfort do not seem to be harmed by UVGI, moist heat incubation, and microwave-generated steam.[18]
Some methods may not visibly damage the mask, but they ruin the mask's ability to filter. This has been seen in attempts to sterilize by soaking in soap and water, heating dry to 160°C, and treating with 70% isopropyl alcohol, and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma[18] (made under a vacuum with radio waves[51]). The static electrical charge on the microfibers (which attracts or repels particles passing through the mask, making them more likely to move sideways and hit and stick to a fiber[citation needed]) is destroyed by some cleaning methods. UVGI (ultraviolet light), boiling water vapour, and dry oven heating do not seem to reduce the filter efficiency, and these methods successfully decontaminate masks.[18]
UVGI (an ultraviolet method), ethylene oxide, dry oven heating and (highly toxic[citation needed]) vaporized hydrogen peroxide are currently the most-favoured methods in use in hospitals, but none have been properly tested.[18] Where enough masks are available, cycling them and reusing a mask only after letting it sit unused for 5 days is preferred.[48]
Elastomeric respirators[edit]
Main article: Mechanical filter respirator
Elastomeric full-face masks
Elastomeric respirators are reusable devices with exchangeable cartridge filters that offer comparable protection to N95 masks.[52] They were used as a substitute for N95 masks among shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]
The filters which must be replaced when soiled, contaminated, or clogged. These components may be hard to find amidst shortages; the filters may thus be sterilized, in a way that does not harm the filter, and re-used. In medical use, they must be cleaned and disinfected, as some germs can survive on them for weeks.[19]
Full-face versions of elastomeric respirators seal better and protect the eyes. If they have exhalation valves, then they are counterrecommended in settings where the unfiltered exhaled air might infect others (for instance, surgery). Fitting and inspection is essential to effectiveness.[19]
Powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs)[edit]
A PAPR in a level-3 biosafety lab. Note waist pack and hose to blow air into headpiece.
Main article: Powered air-purifying respirator
PAPRs are expensive masks with a battery-powered blower that blows air through a filter to the wearer. Because they create positive pressure, they need not be tightly-fitted.[53] PAPRs typically do not filter exhaust from the wearer.[54] They are not generally designed for healthcare use, as of 2017.[17]
Novel face masks (research and development)[edit]
On 15 April 2020 scientists claimed to have developed a biodegradable material for face masks which is effective at removing particles smaller than 100 nanometres including viruses and has a high breathability.[55][56] Two Israeli companies reportedly have developed antiviral face masks – one of which is infused with antiviral copper oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles, the other is made out of cotton embedded with accelerated copper oxide particles and a nanofiber textile.[57][58][59] Other Israeli researchers have developed a 3D-printed nanoscale fiber sticker coated with antiseptics which can be attached to a traditional mask for extra protection.[59] Other reseachers report that laser-induced graphene may be used to add self-cleaning and photothermal properties to face masks.[59] In March 2020 Jiaxing Huang became the first scientist to receive a $200,000 grant by the United States' National Science Foundation to develop a chemical which can be safely built into common face masks to make them protect against SARS-CoV-2 and self-sanitize passing droplets.[59][60]
Recommendations[edit]
Health organizations have recommended that people cover their mouth and nose with a bent elbow or a tissue when coughing or sneezing, and dispose of any tissue immediately.[61][62] Surgical masks are recommended for those who may be infected,[63][64][65] as wearing a mask can limit the volume and travel distance of expiratory droplets dispersed when talking, sneezing, and coughing.[66]
Masks have also been recommended for use by those who are taking care of someone who may have the disease.[65] The WHO has recommended the wearing of masks by healthy people only if they are at high risk, such as those who are caring for a person with COVID-19, though they also acknowledge that wearing masks may help people avoid touching their face.[65] Several countries have started to encourage the use of face masks by members of the public.[67]
As of May 2020, 88% of the world's population lived in countries where their government and leading disease experts recommended the use of masks in public places to limit the spread of COVID-19.[2]
World Health Organization recommendations[edit]
World Health Organization advice to the public in the context of COVID-19 endorsed the use of masks only under the following conditions:[68]
If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected 2019-nCoV infection.
Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing.
Masks are effective only when used in combination with frequent hand-cleaning with alcohol-based hand sanitizer or soap and water.
If you wear a mask, then you must know how to use it and dispose of it properly.
— World Health Organization
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[edit]
Guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on using and making cloth masks during the COVID-19 pandemic[69]
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended in April 2020 that the general public wear cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, such as grocery stores and pharmacies, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission, due to the significance of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic disease transmission.[69][70]
In March 2020, the CDC recommended that if neither respirators nor surgical masks are available, as a last resort, it may be necessary for healthcare workers to use masks that have never been evaluated or approved by NIOSH or homemade masks, though caution should be exercised when considering this option.[71]
In March and April 2020, the CDC faced backlash over their earlier statements advising that most healthy people did not need to wear a mask. The earlier recommendations had been made to try to conserve supplies for medical professionals,[dubious – discuss][medical citation needed] but damaged the agency's credibility.[72][73][74]
In January 2020, there was no evidence on whether masks were useful for people who were not sick in a community setting.[75][dubious – discuss]
China and Asia[edit]
China has specifically recommended the use of disposable non-surgical medical masks by healthy members of the public,[11][76] particularly when coming into close contact (1 metre (3 ft) or less) with other people.[77] Hong Kong recommends wearing a surgical mask when taking public transport or in crowded places.[78][79] Thailand's health officials are encouraging people to make cloth face masks at home and wash them daily.[80] The Taiwanese, South Korean, and Japanese governments have also recommended the use of face masks in public.
When asked about the mistakes that other countries were making in the pandemic in March, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention director-general George Fu Gao said:
"The big mistake in the U.S. and Europe, in my opinion, is that people aren't wearing masks. This virus is transmitted by droplets and close contact. Droplets play a very important role − you've got to wear a mask, because when you speak, there are always droplets coming out of your mouth. Many people have asymptomatic or presymptomatic infections. If they are wearing face masks, it can prevent droplets that carry the virus from escaping and infecting others."[81]
Rationale for wearing masks[edit]
Queue to buy face masks in Hong Kong, 30 January 2020. Everyone in the line is already wearing a disposable medical mask.
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Shadowgraphs. Left, videos of the outer airflow during a sneeze, comparing different methods of covering one's mouth and nose (and none).[82] Right, conversation. Convection also shown.
Among the reasons cited by Chinese health officials for the wearing of masks, even by healthy individuals, are the following:
Asymptomatic transmission. Many people can be infected without symptoms or only with mild symptoms.[83]
Impossibility of appropriate social distancing in many public places at all times.[83]
Cost-benefit mismatch. If only the infected individuals wear a mask, they would possibly have a negative incentive to do so. An infected individual might get nothing positive, but only bear the costs such as inconvenience, purchasing expenses, and even prejudice.[83]
There is no shortage of masks in China, which has been producing 100 million masks per day since early March.[83]
Leading microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung from the University of Hong Kong cites a large viral load in sputum and saliva of an infected person and asymptomatic cases as the reasons why even healthy individuals should wear a mask.[84][85]
According to Stephen Griffin, a virologist at the University of Leeds, "Wearing a mask can reduce the propensity [of] people to touch their faces, which is a major source of infection without proper hand hygiene."[86] The precautionary principle has also been cited by the British Medical Journal as a reason some may encourage universal face mask wearing.[87]
Asian health officials and experts have been promoting universal masking. For instance, Linfa Wang (a leading infectious disease expert who heads a joint Duke University and National University of Singapore research team) stated that masking is about "preventing the spread of disease rather than preventing getting the disease", remarking that the point is to cover the faces of people who are infected but do not know it, so it is imperative for everyone to wear one in public.[88]
Recent studies have suggested that the required six feet of social distancing is insufficient and based on debunked studies from the 1930s or error.[89][90][1]
Shortages of face masks[edit]
See also: Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Early epidemic in China[edit]
People in Wuhan lining up in front of a drug store to buy surgical masks.
A notice at a supermarket in Beijing, which says each person can only buy one pack of surgical masks and one bottle of 84 disinfectant liquid a day.
Chinese electronics manufacturers, such as BYD Electronic, began to produce surgical masks after the outbreak.
As the epidemic accelerated, the mainland market in China saw a shortage of face masks due to increased public demand.[91] In Shanghai, customers had to queue for nearly an hour to buy a pack of face masks; stocks were sold out in another in half an hour.[92] Hoarding and price gouging drove up prices, so the market regulator said it would crack down on such acts.[93][94] In January 2020, price controls were imposed on all face masks on Taobao and Tmall.[95] Other Chinese e-commerce platforms – JD.com,[96] Suning.com,[97] Pinduoduo[98] – did likewise; third-party vendors would be subject to price caps, with violators subject to sanctions.
By March China had quadrupled its production capacity (100 million masks per day).[83]
National stocks and shortages[edit]
In 2006, 156 million masks were added to the US Strategic National Stockpile in anticipation of a flu pandemic.[99] After they were used against the 2009 flu pandemic, neither the Obama administration nor the Trump administration renewed the stocks.[99] By 1 April, the US's Strategic National Stockpile was nearly emptied.[100][clarification needed]
In France, 2009 H1N1-related spending rose to €382 million, mainly on supplies and vaccines, which was later criticised.[101][102] It was decided in 2011 to not replenish its stocks and rely more on supply from China and just-in-time logistics.[101] In 2010, its stock included 1 billion surgical masks and 600 million FFP2 masks; in early 2020 it was 150 millions and zero, respectively.[101] While stocks were progressively reduced, a 2013 rationale stated the aim to reduce costs of acquisition and storage, now distributing this effort to all private enterprises as an optional best practice to ensure their workers' protection.[101] This was especially relevant to FFP2 masks, more costly to acquire and store.[101][103] As the COVID-19 pandemic in France took an increasing toll on medical supplies, masks and PPE supplies ran low, causing national outrage. France needs 40 millions masks per week, according to French president Emmanuel Macron.[104] France instructed its few remaining mask-producing factories to work 24/7 shifts, and to ramp up national production to 40 million masks per month.[104] French lawmakers opened an inquiry on the past management of these strategic stocks.[105] The mask shortage has been called a "scandal d'État" (State scandal).[106]
In late-March/early-April 2020, as Western countries were in turn dependent on China for supplies of masks and other equipment, China was seen as making soft-power play to influence world opinion.[107][12] However, a batch of masks purchased by the Netherlands was reportedly rejected as being sub-standard. The Dutch health ministry issued a recall of 600,000 face masks from a Chinese supplier on 21 March which did not fit properly and whose filters did not work as intended despite them having a quality certificate.[107][12] The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded that the customer should "double-check the instructions to make sure that you ordered, paid for and distributed the right ones. Do not use non-surgical masks for surgical purposes".[12] Eight million of 11 million masks delivered to Canada in May also failed to meet standards.[108][109]
N95 and FFP masks[edit]
A woman in Ukraine wearing an FFP mask after masking in public places was made mandatory.
N95 and FFP masks were in short supply and high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.[110][101] Production of N95 masks was limited due to constraints on the supply of nonwoven polypropylene fabric (which is used as the primary filter), as well as the cessation of exports from China.[43][111] China controls 50 percent of global production of masks, and facing its own coronavirus epidemic, dedicated all its production for domestic use, only allowing exports through government-allocated humanitarian assistance.[43]
In March 2020, US President Donald Trump applied the Defense Production Act against the American company 3M, which allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency to obtain N95 respirators from 3M.[112][113] White House trade adviser Peter Navarro stated that there were concerns that 3M products were not making their way to the US.[112] 3M replied that it has not changed the prices it charges, and was unable to control the prices its dealers or retailers charge.[112]
In early April 2020, Berlin politician Andreas Geisel alleged that a shipment of 200,000 N95 masks that it had ordered from American producer 3M's China facility were intercepted in Bangkok and diverted to the United States. Berlin police president Barbara Slowik stated that she believed "this is related to the US government's export ban."[114] 3M said they had no knowledge of the shipment, stating "We know nothing of an order from the Berlin police for 3M masks that come from China," and the US government denied that any confiscation had taken place and said that they use appropriate channels for all their purchases.[114][115] Berlin police later confirmed that the shipment was not seized by US authorities, but was said to have simply been bought at a better price, widely believed to be from a German dealer or China. This revelation outraged the Berlin opposition, whose CDU parliamentary group leader Burkard Dregger accused Geisel of "deliberately misleading Berliners" in order "to cover up its own inability to obtain protective equipment". FDP interior expert Marcel Luthe said "Big names in international politics like Berlin's senator Geisel are blaming others and telling US piracy to serve anti-American clichés."[116] Politico Europe reported that "the Berliners are taking a page straight out of the Trump playbook and not letting facts get in the way of a good story."[117] The Guardian also reported that "There is no solid proof Trump [nor any other American official] approved the [German] heist".[118]
Jared Moskowitz, head of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, accused 3M of selling N95 masks directly to foreign countries for cash, instead of the US. Moskowitz stated that 3M agreed to authorized distributors and brokers to represent they were selling the masks to Florida, but instead his team for the last several weeks "get to warehouses that are completely empty." He then said the 3M-authorized US distributors later told him the masks Florida contracted for never showed up because the company instead prioritized orders that came in later, for higher prices, from foreign countries (including Germany, Russia, and France). As a result, Moskowitz highlighted the issue on Twitter, saying he decided to “troll” 3M.[119][120][121] Forbes reported that "roughly 280 million masks from warehouses around the US had been purchased by foreign buyers [on March 30, 2020] and were earmarked to leave the country, according to the broker — and that was in one day", causing massive critical shortages of masks in the US.[122][123]
As more and more countries restricted the export of N95 masks, Novo Textiles in British Columbia had plans to become the number-one manufacturer in Canada.[124] AMD Medicom in Quebec also plans to become the second Canadian manufacturer of N95 masks, with a contract to supply the Government of Canada.[125]
The mask industry[edit]
Manufacturing[edit]
The government of Taiwan instituted a mask rationing system. With population of 24 million, Taiwan has been producing more than 10 million masks per day since March.
The U.S. National Guard sews facemasks
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As of 2019, mainland China manufactured half the world output of masks.[126] As Covid-19 spread, enterprises in several countries quickly started or increased the production of face masks.[127] Cottage industries and volunteer groups also emerged, manufacturing cloth masks for localised use. They used various patterns, including some with a bend-to-fit nosepiece inserts. Individual hospitals developed and requested a library of specific patterns.[128][129][130][131]
Distribution[edit]
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Some clinical stockpiles have proved inadequate in scale, and markets have expanded as non-medical consumers started obeying mandated mask-wearing or determined that masks might help or encourage them. Worldwide demand for face masks has resulted in masks shipping around the globe as a result of commercial transactions or of donations.[132]
Culture[edit]
A sign language interpreter (on the right) is wearing a transparent mask to allow lip reading.
Attitudes[edit]
In East Asian societies, a primary reason for mask-wearing is to protect others from oneself.[133][134] It is seen as a collective responsibility to reduce the transmission of the virus.[135] The broad assumption behind the act is that anyone, including seemingly healthy people, can be a carrier of the coronavirus.[134] A face mask is thus seen as a symbol of solidarity.[135] Elsewhere, the need for mask-wearing is often seen in an individual's perspective where masks only serve to protect oneself.[133]
Cultural norms and social pressure may also impede mask-wearing in public.[136] According to the Hong Kong doctor and infectious disease expert Joseph Tsang, the promotion of universal masking may resolve perceptions against mask-wearing, because mask-wearing is intimidating if few people wear masks due to cultural barriers, but if all people wear masks it shows a message that people are in this together.[88]
In the western world, the public usage of masks still often carries a large stigma,[133][135][137] as it is seen as a sign of sickness.[137] This stigmatization is a large obstacle to overcome, because people may feel too ashamed to wear a mask in public and therefore opt to not wear one.[138] Secondly, it is heavily racialized as an Asian phenomenon.[135] This has been reinforced in a lot of media discourses, where unrelated stories about the pandemic are often accompanied by imagery of Asian people in masks.[139] The focus on race has brought hostility towards Asians who are confronted with the choice to mask as precaution while they face discrimination for it.[140] However, there is also a divide within the western world, as seen in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where mass mobilization has occurred to reinforce the solidarity in mask-wearing since March 2020.[133]
On social media, there has been an effort with the #masks4all campaign to encourage people to use masks.[141] Mask-wearing has been called a prosocial behavior in which one protects others within their community.[142][143]
In the US, mask-wearing was politicized and is seen as a political statement by some people. Democrats were more likely than Republicans to say that they are wearing a mask when leaving home, 76% to 59% according to one poll.[144]
Fashion[edit]
Face masks have had an impact on fashion, with the masks themselves becoming a fashion statements, haute couture brands having pivoted to address both public health and aesthetic needs.[145][146][147][148]
Mask use and policies by country and territory[edit]
See also: COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory and National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Beijing Subway advises passengers to wear masks when taking trains
Argentina Argentina: After appearance of three asymptomatic cases, the capital Buenos Aires introduced compulsory masking since 14 April. Wearing a mask was made obligatory for everyone on public transit and everyone who contacts with the public in their position. Violators can face a fine. Authorities also prohibited the sale of N95 face masks to non-medical workers, suggesting the general public to use home-made masks instead.[149]
Austria Austria: Everyone entering a supermarket, a grocery store, or a drug store or using public transportation must wear a face mask, mandatory since 14 April.[150][151][152]
The Bahamas Bahamas: On 19 April, the prime minister announced that wearing a mask or covering one's face with clothing is mandatory in public. Employers must provide their employees who are serving the general public with masks.[153]
Bahrain Bahrain: The Kingdom made wearing face masks in public areas compulsory for citizens and residents as well as shop workers.[154]
Benin Benin: From 8 April, Benin's authorities began enforcing the mandatory wearing of face masks to halt the coronavirus.[155]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina: Wearing a face mask is compulsory.[156][157]
Bulgaria Bulgaria: Bulgaria's government passed an order imposing an obligation to wear face masks on 30 March. The order was cancelled the next day and changed into a recommendation, due to legal complaints.[158]
Cambodia Cambodia: Many Cambodians started wearing face masks soon after the outbreak began in Wuhan. Businesses started to require customers to wear masks.[159]
Cameroon Cameroon: On 6 April, mayor of Douala announced that wearing a mask will be mandatory to slow the spread of coronavirus.[160]
Canada Canada: Since 6 April, health officials recommend wearing non-medical masks in situations where physical distancing from others is difficult (like buying groceries, or public transit).[161]
Chile Chile: From 8 April, Chilean Health Minister announced wearing a mask is mandatory in public transit.[162]
China China: Healthy individuals are advised to wear disposable medical masks in public places.[11][77] Some local governments require wearing masks when going outside. Shanghai makes wearing masks mandatory in public places.[163]
Colombia Colombia: In response to the most recent recommendations of the WHO, Colombia changed its policy on the use of masks and made it mandatory throughout the country for the use of public transport during the coronavirus emergency.[164]
Cuba Cuba: On 11 March, the government urged citizens to make their own masks, while the textile industry was drafted to fabricate them. People were advised to carry several cloth masks with them, depending on how many hours they plan to spend in public areas.[165] Later, wearing a mask was made mandatory.[166]
Czech Republic Czech Republic: Forbidden to go out in public without wearing a mask, or covering one's nose and mouth.[167]
Dominican Republic: Since 16 April, the use of face mask is mandatory in all public spaces and in the workplace.[168]
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo: Since 20 April, wearing masks in the capital of Kinshasa is mandatory.[169]
Ecuador Ecuador: On 8 April, the Emergency Operations Committee (COE) decided to make face masks obligatory in public spaces.[170]
Ethiopia Ethiopia: The Council of Ministers approved a regulation that outlaws handshakes, and obligates the use of face masks in public places.[171]
France France: On 3 March, the government issued a degree announcing requisition of stocks of FFP2 and anti-splash masks until 31 May 2020.[172]
Gabon Gabon: On 10 April, the Gabonese government announced individuals in all parts of the country are required to wear masks in public to limit the spread of COVID-19.[173]
Germany Germany: On 31 March, city-county Jena, Thuringia, was the first large German city to introduce an obligation to wear masks, or makeshift masks including scarves, in supermarkets, public transport, and buildings with public traffic, from 6 April, very successfully. On 2 April, the Robert Koch Institute, the federal epidemic authority, changed its previous recommendation that only people with symptoms should wear masks to also include people without symptoms.[174][175] County Nordhausen, Thuringia, followed the example of Jena, since 13 April, several other cities later. German chancellor Merkel and state governors first gave "strong advice" to wear face masks in public from 20 April, Saxony made it mandatory from that day, Saxony-Anhalt followed from 23 April and (the rest of) Thurinigia from 24 April, finally the governors agreed to make it mandatory, so most other states followed from 27 April, except Schleswig-Holstein, from 29 April, and Berlin, where shops were excluded first, they were included from 29 April.[176]
Guinea Guinea: Guinean President Alpha Conde decided to make wearing masks compulsory.[177]
Honduras Honduras: From 7 April, Honduras President announced all citizens will now be required to cover their mouths when they are outside.[178]
Hong Kong Hong Kong: Members of the public are recommended to wear a surgical mask when taking public transport or staying in crowded places.[78]
India India: From 9 April, masking is compulsory in the state of Odisha. When leaving their home, people must cover their mouth and nose with masks or multilayered cloth (like handkerchief, dupatta, towel, etc.).[179]
Indonesia Indonesia: Citizens were ordered to wear face masks when they leave the house.[180]
Republic of Ireland Ireland: Starting monday 18th of May, the use of cloth face covering is recommend in enclosed public spaces where it's difficult to maintain social distance.[181][182]
Israel Israel: All residents are asked to wear face masks when in public.[183]
Italy Italy: Regions of Lombardy and Tuscany made wearing a face mask compulsory before going out in early April.[184]
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast: From April, 26 masks have become compulsory to enter shopping malls or supermarkets in the Southern suburb of Abidjan, Marcory.[185]
Japan Japan: Masks have been widely used by healthy individuals despite absence of official advice to do so.[186] On 1 March, prime minister Shinzo Abe enacted a policy in Hokkaido instructing manufacturers to sell face masks directly to the government, which would then deliver them to residents.[187]
Kenya Kenya: Wearing a face mask is compulsory since April 4. The government has Kenyans to strictly observe social distancing, which has been proved to one of the most efficient ways of preventing infection risks.[188]
Liberia Liberia: From 21 April, it is now compulsory to wear a face mask or covering in public.[189]
Lithuania Lithuania: Wearing a face mask or any other means of covering one's nose and mouth in public places is compulsory since 10 April 2020.
Luxembourg Luxembourg: From 20 April, wearing a mask is mandatory in places where it is not possible to keep enough distance to others such as supermarkets or on public transport.[190]
Malaysia Malaysia: Masks have been widely used by healthy individuals despite absence of official advice to do so.[191] On 17 March, Malaysia banned exports of medical and surgical masks, to meet local demand.[192] In April, the government was set to distribute 24.62 million masks, four for each household, while advising people to only use them if they have symptoms.[180]
Mexico Mexico: From 17 April, all Mexico City Metro passengers must wear masks while inside stations and on trains, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced on 15 April.[193]
Mongolia Mongolia: Wearing a mask is now mandatory while riding public transportation in Ulaanbaatar. Public officials and news broadcasters had even adopted to wearing masks through press conferences and news broadcasts.[194]
Morocco Morocco: Wearing a face mask is compulsory.[195]
Mozambique Mozambique: The Mozambican government announced on 8 April that wearing face masks is now compulsory on all forms of passenger transport, and wherever groups of people are gathered.[196]
North Macedonia North Macedonia: As of 22 April, citizens of Kumanovo, Tetovo, and Prilep must wear protective masks and gloves outside their homes, at public places, outdoor and indoor areas, markets, and shops announced the government.[197]
Pakistan Pakistan: The Balochistan government on 18 April told citizens to wear face masks when going outside. According to provincial government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani, citizens have been urged to wear masks or to cover their faces with any cloth in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.[198]
Panama Panama: Panama has made it obligatory to wear a face mask whenever going outside, while also recommending the manufacture of a homemade cloth face mask to those who cannot purchase face masks.[199]
Peru Peru: From 7 April, the Peruvian government started distributing free masks after decreeing their mandatory use in the streets to chase away the new coronavirus, said President Martin Vizcarra.[200]
Philippines Philippines: From 2 April, the government required all those living in areas under enhanced community quarantine to wear face masks.[201]
Poland Poland: Since 16 April, covering lips and nose is compulsory before leaving one's house (e.g., by a disposable mask, cloth mask, or scarf).[202]
Russia Russia: Khabarovsk has made the wearing of face masks obligatory to fight the spike in respiratory diseases and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.[203]
Rwanda Rwanda: On 20 April, Cabinet Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije said the latest guidelines require everyone to wear a mask in public, and at home during the lockdown and thereafter.[169]
Scotland Scotland: On 28 April, the First Minister for Scotland Nicola Sturgeon advised the voluntary use of cloth face masks in enclosed spaces such as shops and public transport (but not generally in public), while noting their limitation.[204]
Singapore Singapore: Masks have been widely used by healthy individuals despite initial absence of official advice to do so.[205] General mask-wearing was no longer discouraged from 3 April,[206] and made mandatory outside of one's residence from 14 April.[207]
Spain Spain: Wearing masks has been required since 4 May while on public transportation, which includes taxis, trains and buses. The government is providing masks to the majority of people riding public transportation, regardless of if they have a mask on.[208][209]
Slovakia Slovakia: Forbidden to go out in public without wearing a mask or covering one's nose and mouth.[167][156]
Slovenia Slovenia: From 29 March, wearing a face mask, even one made at home, or equivalents such as scarves that cover the mouth and nose is mandatory along with protective gloves; the decree stipulates that masks and gloves need to be worn in indoor public spaces.[210]
South Africa South Africa: On 10 April, Minister of Health recommended that the general public use cloth face masks when going out in public (in addition to hand-washing and social distancing).[211] After 1 May, covering one's nose and mouth will be mandatory in public (with a cloth mask, scarf, T-shirt, etc.).[212]
South Korea South Korea: Masks have been widely used by healthy individuals despite absence of official advice to do so.[213] The government implemented a policy of centralized procurement and rationing of face masks, purchasing 80 percent of national production since early March.[214]
Sweden Sweden: Sweden's Public Health Agency doubts the effectiveness of face masks, and the agency does not recommend public use of face masks.[215] The government has also warned that wearing them might create a false sense of security.[216]
Taiwan Taiwan: On 21 January, the government announced a temporary ban on the export of face masks.[217] On 6 February, the government instituted a mask rationing system.[218] Taiwan has been producing ten million masks per day since mid-March.[219] On 1 April, passengers on trains and intercity buses were required to wear face masks,[220] unmasked riders facing a fine.[221]
Turkey Turkey: Residents will be required to wear masks at markets, as Turkish president announced.[222]
Ukraine Ukraine: Since 6 April, wearing a face mask is required by the government in public places. In Kyiv, public places were clarified to include parks and streets.[223]
United States United States: On 6 April, the CDC recommended the wearing of non-medical cloth face coverings when in public places.[224][225] Since 17 April, residents of New York, must wear masks in public; New Jersey and Maryland issued similar requirements for their residents.[226]
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan: Officials made protective masks mandatory in all major cities in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Officials on 22 March said citizens not wearing masks in public in major cities would be fined $22 for the first offense and $67 for repeat offenses.[227]
Venezuela Venezuela: The government ordered the country’s citizens to wear face masks in public in response to the arrival of the novel coronavirus.[228]
Vietnam Vietnam: Since 16 March, everyone must wear a face mask when going to public places (such as grocery stores, transportation hubs, and public transport).[229]
Zambia Zambia: The government made it mandatory to wear face masks to minimise the spread in the country.[230]
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Grade II* listed historic shipping and packing warehouse constructed 1905-12.
"Manchester (/ˈmæntʃɪstər, -tʃɛs-/) is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 547,627 as of 2018 (making it the fifth most populous English district). It lies within the United Kingdom's second-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.5 million and third most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 3.3 million. It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority for the city is Manchester City Council.
The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium or Mancunium, which was established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. It is historically a part of Lancashire, although areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated in the 20th century. The first to be included, Wythenshawe, was added to the city in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. Manchester achieved city status in 1853. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894, creating the Port of Manchester and directly linking the city to the Irish Sea, 36 miles (58 km) to the west. Its fortune declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, but the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration. Following successful redevelopment after the IRA bombing, Manchester was the host city for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Manchester is the third most visited city in the UK, after London and Edinburgh. It is notable for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections.
Manchester is a city of notable firsts. Manchester Liverpool Road railway station was the world's first inter-city passenger railway station and the oldest remaining railway station. The city has also excelled in scientific advancement, as it was at The University of Manchester, in 1917, that scientist Ernest Rutherford first split the atom. The university's further achievements include Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill who developed and built the world's first stored-program computer in 1948; and, in 2004, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov successfully isolated and characterised the first graphene." - info from Wikipedia.
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Scanning electron microscope image of zinc nanoflowers nucleated on individual partially reduced graphene oxide layers after 180 battery charge/discharge at a current of 5 milliamps. Adding reduced graphene oxide helps extend battery life by preventing long zinc oxide crystals from creating short circuits.
2.8L I4, Mid-Engine, 349hp, 415 lb-ft @ 4500rpm, 1,364 lbs, Carbon Fiber body, Graphene aerodynamics, Aluminum wheels, Pirelli Trofeo R 355/35/R21
"The all-new Fenyr SuperSport is the latest HyperCar to be launched by W Motors, a limited edition with a production run of only 100 cars in addition to 10 “Fenyr SuperSport Launch Editions”.
The Fenyr SuperSport’s exterior body is crafted in carbon fiber with extensive use of graphene composite. The custom-made RUF engine was specially developed for W Motors..."
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Photographed at Heveningham Hall during Heveningham Concours 2019.
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56 hp
40 lb-ft
342 lbs
590cc H2
bore 20mm
stroke 17mm
carbon fiber fairing
titanium-graphene frame
top speed 148.2 mph
0-60 4.9 secs
0-120 16.4 secs
Yeah, so I've been seeing lots of these hubless bikes around here lately, so I tried my hand at one.
The exterior of the National Graphene Institute at Manchester University, which if you look closely you can see various formula behind the exterior panel.
56 hp
40 lb-ft
342 lbs
590cc H2
bore 20mm
stroke 17mm
carbon fiber fairing
titanium-graphene frame
top speed 148.2 mph
0-60 4.9 secs
0-120 16.4 secs
Yeah, so I've been seeing lots of these hubless bikes around here lately, so I tried my hand at one.
2.8L I4, Mid-Engine, 349hp, 415 lb-ft @ 4500rpm, 1,364 lbs, Carbon Fiber body, Graphene aerodynamics, Aluminum wheels, Pirelli Trofeo R 355/35/R21
"The all-new Fenyr SuperSport is the latest HyperCar to be launched by W Motors, a limited edition with a production run of only 100 cars in addition to 10 “Fenyr SuperSport Launch Editions”.
The Fenyr SuperSport’s exterior body is crafted in carbon fiber with extensive use of graphene composite. The custom-made RUF engine was specially developed for W Motors..."
Source: W Motors
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Image of graphene oxide flakes deposited on the paper filter. Made by electron microscopy (magnification: 50000 and 100000x).
Thanks to Prof. E. Talik (The Institute of Physics, Silesian University).
How SEM works: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_electron_microscope
Grade II* listed historic packing and shipping warehouse constructed in the first decade of the 1900's.
"Manchester (/ˈmæntʃɪstər, -tʃɛs-/) is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 547,627 as of 2018 (making it the fifth most populous English district). It lies within the United Kingdom's second-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.5 million and third most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 3.3 million. It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority for the city is Manchester City Council.
The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium or Mancunium, which was established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. It is historically a part of Lancashire, although areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated in the 20th century. The first to be included, Wythenshawe, was added to the city in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. Manchester achieved city status in 1853. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894, creating the Port of Manchester and directly linking the city to the Irish Sea, 36 miles (58 km) to the west. Its fortune declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, but the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration. Following successful redevelopment after the IRA bombing, Manchester was the host city for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Manchester is the third most visited city in the UK, after London and Edinburgh. It is notable for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections.
Manchester is a city of notable firsts. Manchester Liverpool Road railway station was the world's first inter-city passenger railway station and the oldest remaining railway station. The city has also excelled in scientific advancement, as it was at The University of Manchester, in 1917, that scientist Ernest Rutherford first split the atom. The university's further achievements include Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill who developed and built the world's first stored-program computer in 1948; and, in 2004, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov successfully isolated and characterised the first graphene." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
Become a patron to my photography on Patreon.
The Albert Memorial, foreground, is also grade I listed and was built in honor of Prince Albert in 1862-65.
"Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. It is the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments. The building faces Albert Square to the north and St Peter's Square to the south, with Manchester Cenotaph facing its southern entrance.
Designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse, the town hall was completed in 1877. The building contains offices and grand ceremonial rooms such as the Great Hall which is decorated with Ford Madox Brown's imposing Manchester Murals illustrating the history of the city. The entrance and Sculpture Hall contain busts and statues of influential figures including Dalton, Joule and Barbirolli. The exterior is dominated by the clock tower which rises to 280 feet (85 m) and houses Great Abel, the clock bell.
In 1938, a detached Town Hall Extension was completed and is connected by two covered bridges over Lloyd Street. The town hall was designated as a Grade I listed building on 25 February 1952.
Dan Cruickshank described it as "... arguably the greatest Gothic Revival public building anywhere in the world. It remains a glorious confection – functionally organised yet rich in inventive Gothic detail wrought out of beautiful and expensive materials." James Stevens Curl described it as "a High-Victorian Gothic secular masterpiece that combines eclectic elements to form a style that can only be Victorian". It was voted Greater Manchester's favourite building by readers of the Manchester Evening News in 2012 and in the same year featured in a series of Royal Mail stamps commemorating British landmarks.
"Manchester (/ˈmæntʃɪstər, -tʃɛs-/) is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 547,627 as of 2018 (making it the fifth most populous English district). It lies within the United Kingdom's second-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.5 million and third most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 3.3 million. It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority for the city is Manchester City Council.
The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium or Mancunium, which was established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. It is historically a part of Lancashire, although areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated in the 20th century. The first to be included, Wythenshawe, was added to the city in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. Manchester achieved city status in 1853. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894, creating the Port of Manchester and directly linking the city to the Irish Sea, 36 miles (58 km) to the west. Its fortune declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, but the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration. Following successful redevelopment after the IRA bombing, Manchester was the host city for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Manchester is the third most visited city in the UK, after London and Edinburgh. It is notable for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections.
Manchester is a city of notable firsts. Manchester Liverpool Road railway station was the world's first inter-city passenger railway station and the oldest remaining railway station. The city has also excelled in scientific advancement, as it was at The University of Manchester, in 1917, that scientist Ernest Rutherford first split the atom. The university's further achievements include Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill who developed and built the world's first stored-program computer in 1948; and, in 2004, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov successfully isolated and characterised the first graphene." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
Become a patron to my photography on Patreon.
Grade II listed historic shipping and packaging warehouse constructed in 1914.
"Manchester (/ˈmæntʃɪstər, -tʃɛs-/) is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 547,627 as of 2018 (making it the fifth most populous English district). It lies within the United Kingdom's second-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.5 million and third most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 3.3 million. It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority for the city is Manchester City Council.
The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium or Mancunium, which was established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. It is historically a part of Lancashire, although areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated in the 20th century. The first to be included, Wythenshawe, was added to the city in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. Manchester achieved city status in 1853. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894, creating the Port of Manchester and directly linking the city to the Irish Sea, 36 miles (58 km) to the west. Its fortune declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, but the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration. Following successful redevelopment after the IRA bombing, Manchester was the host city for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Manchester is the third most visited city in the UK, after London and Edinburgh. It is notable for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections.
Manchester is a city of notable firsts. Manchester Liverpool Road railway station was the world's first inter-city passenger railway station and the oldest remaining railway station. The city has also excelled in scientific advancement, as it was at The University of Manchester, in 1917, that scientist Ernest Rutherford first split the atom. The university's further achievements include Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill who developed and built the world's first stored-program computer in 1948; and, in 2004, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov successfully isolated and characterised the first graphene." - info from Wikipedia.
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Manufacturer: Yamato Motor Coropration
Nationality: Japanese
First assembled: April 2216
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Price: $770,000
Weight: 2,688 lbs
Engine: Twin Turbocharged 3.6 L V6 + 150 kW electric motor
HP: 820 hp
0-60: 2.6 sec
Top Speed: 245 mph
"Digital finesse"
The CEO of Yamato had set a strict parameters regarding the development of the Amaterasu. First, it had to do away with all but the essential analogue components. Second, the Amaterasu had to weigh less than 2700 lbs fully loaded. Third, it had to be powerful, but above its power the Amaterasu had to be intelligent. No expense was spared pursuing the greatest road vehicle Yamato had ever made. Developed alongside the RS-LM program the Amaterasu uses many technologies developed for the racecar.
In Yamato's endeavor to meet weight requirements serious measures had to be taken. Yamato invested much of its R&D in the automotive applications for graphene. The material is layered between the safety glass generating solar energy without the need of heavy cells. Graphene in the form of foams is used throughout the interior, seats, and sound padding; even hollow carpet fibers are used to reduce weight. Yamato also used graphene derived fabrics with a triaxial weave in place of conventional polyacrylonitrile carbon fibers in the structural and body components, significantly reducing weight. To the untrained eye the bare frame of the Amaterasu looks like a plasma cutter was used to strategically cut geometric shapes throughout, but to the experts it is an extreme exercise in weight reduction.
Contributing further to weight reduction Yamato merged the electric motor and rear differential into a single unit. The Amaterasu can disengage the hypoid gear when it is propelled by the electric motor under acceleration or during electric drive cycles, and reengage the gear to apply power from the engine when taking over for the electric motor. The high revving turbo V6 can effortlessly propel the Amaterasu to 245 mph. The engine has few accessory chains since the top half of the V6 uses electromagnetically controlled actuators in place of camshafts, doing away with what Yamato believed to be archaic technology.
Yamato didn't want a brute of a car, but rather an agile dancer that can attack corners with grace and certainty. While obsessing over the 'brain' of the Amaterasu, Yamato engineers found that no off-the-shelf computers were capable of meeting the standards set by its CEO. Each computer tested would excel in one category, but stumble to perform in others. Having multiple computers to control different systems was not an option, as it creates unnecessary weight. To remedy this Yamato assisted universities in development of a miniaturized pseudo-quantum computer the size of a sack of sugar and YamatOS, an operating system capable of handling any situation thrown its way. YamatOS surveys the Amaterasu's myriad of sensors to create the best possible course of action in regards to safety and performance. Although criticized for not including an option to turn the assistance systems off at the discretion of the driver, Yamato remains adamant that the assists refine the Amaterasu's driving experience.