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		nsxwolf on April 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Faceshield Maybe chemical goggles. Though I'm wary of anything that touches my face, because I have to wash my face and worry about pushing the virus into my eyes.

DennisP on April 7, 2020 [–]

Bear in mind that soap doesn't just wash off the virus, it destroys it. The virus is held together by lipids, which soap dissolves.

Still, that's an interesting point, maybe it's a good reason face shields are better than goggles.

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