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Rambo John J

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We've been trying to track the misinformation spreading but much like containing an actual virus, it's difficult because of capacity limits.

Last week the big one spreading was you can self test for corona if you hold your breath for 10 seconds and if you drink a lot of water it'll flush the virus out of your system via your digestive tract. I encountered it via FB and Twitter before having my 75 year old stepdad share it in a mass text to a bunch of other folks in their 70s. I had to put the kibosh on that mad quick. This is a time where the public sphere is oversaturated on this topic in general so fact checking is racing to keep up. Ironically, in a moment like this there's a surplus of trust due to high information seeking and the results could be just as deadly if there was a sudden major deficit of trust. Best you can do if you see these dubious reports in your networks is report them to the outlet (trad. or digital media) and continue reporting if it stays up. Also useful to lean on fact checking sites to debunk if you feel like wading in. Twitter and FB I know are working to isolate and remove dubious info.
rogan thought he could kill it off by cranking up his sauna and breathing 180 degree air into his lungs...LOL

the virus expert told him that is ridiculous...and rogan's face was priceless...joe didn't realize the air cools down significantly as it travels thru the body into the lungs...rogan tried mental gymnastics for a bit and then just got sad for a lil bit...that was literally his plan to beat it haha.
 

Filthy

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rogan thought he could kill it off by cranking up his sauna and breathing 180 degree air into his lungs...LOL

the virus expert told him that is ridiculous...and rogan's face was priceless...joe didn't realize the air cools down significantly as it travels thru the body into the lungs...rogan tried mental gymnastics for a bit and then just got sad for a lil bit...that was literally his plan to beat it haha.
that was hilarious. So was the probiotics and 'IV Bag of Vitamins' idea...Joe's best comedy is unintentional.
 

Rambo John J

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that was hilarious. So was the probiotics and 'IV Bag of Vitamins' idea...Joe's best comedy is unintentional.
His change in demeanor was pretty funny

Pretty obvious he thought he had a secret weapon of immunity to beat it...Probably felt invincible

Then doc says air hot enough to kill virus would scorch is lungs and kill him.

Joes shoulders drop, Joe's voice changes, Joe tries to convince the Dr his theory might work if he does breathing exercises while in the sauna...and finally...

Joe gives up
 

Filthy

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His change in demeanor was pretty funny

Pretty obvious he thought he had a secret weapon of immunity to beat it...Probably felt invincible

Then doc says air hot enough to kill virus would scorch is lungs and kill him.

Joes shoulders drop, Joe's voice changes, Joe tries to convince the Dr his theory might work if he does breathing exercises while in the sauna...and finally...

Joe gives up
literal LoL remembering it from this description.

"Well...what if you blew ALL the air out of your lungs?"
That's called a collapsed lung, Joe.
 

megatherium

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I'm reading that this TP hoarding is copycat stuff that started in Australia where they did have a shortage because they get it from China and the story went viral and people in North America just went bananas for no reason.
 

Splinty

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Yes.
it's amazing.
All this stuff is like a mish mash of the partial headline someone read on reddit or twitter.

HEADLINE: Virus can be killed at relatively low heat (details, virus on a surface dries out, desiccating the envelope).

Joe Rogan and others: I can heat up by body and kill the virus?!?! A sauna will do it!


There's like this 1% core of truth bastardized for all of this. People don't just seem to be making shit up out thin air. And if you respond with any acknowledgement of this core and where it came from, people latch on to it. You have to almost be an ass and just say, "no, wrong." and not give any daylight to get the message across. It's frustrating because there's a lot of important nuance here about how science is mostly right but isn't absolute at various points along the way. It's not 100% wrong for leaving the daylight but twitter is acting like it is. Don't give 10% or you are totally wrong. wtf.
 

Filthy

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All this stuff is like a mish mash of the partial headline someone read on reddit or twitter.

HEADLINE: Virus can be killed at relatively low heat (details, virus on a surface dries out, desiccating the envelope).

Joe Rogan and others: I can heat up by body and kill the virus?!?! A sauna will do it!


There's like this 1% core of truth bastardized for all of this. People don't just seem to be making shit up out thin air. And if you respond with any acknowledgement of this core and where it came from, people latch on to it. You have to almost be an ass and just say, "no, wrong." and not give any daylight to get the message across. It's frustrating because there's a lot of important nuance here about how science is mostly right but isn't absolute at various points along the way. It's not 100% wrong for leaving the daylight but twitter is acting like it is. Don't give 10% or you are totally wrong. wtf.
 

sparkuri

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this next one is gold and shows how it is all about msm trying to defame trump


The real news here is media moguls green-lighting political infighting.
Dividing the people through pandering after a unifying moment means the shock factor is gone; the country is so weak it can't be brought together for anything but war.
Something worse is coming soon, probably somewhere in that package or militarily.
 

Rambo John J

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I'm reading that this TP hoarding is copycat stuff that started in Australia where they did have a shortage because they get it from China and the story went viral and people in North America just went bananas for no reason.
yep
TP production isn't gonna stop

might actually create a price drop to sell it off when everybody is topped off with 2000 rolls of the purest most amazing asswipe of their choice

people are wild

sidenote...I think this shows that some people only keep a roll or two around at all times, probably end up walking down street with shit pants to get a single roll from seven eleven or some shit...haha I would like a compilation of normal health lazy people realizing that they are low and a shortage would get intense
 

Filthy

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I'm reading that this TP hoarding is copycat stuff that started in Australia where they did have a shortage because they get it from China and the story went viral and people in North America just went bananas for no reason.
any panic, the TP goes. it's a security blanket.