Worth pointing out that from an epidemiological perspective these masks only really have a benefit if sick people wear them to avoid spreading infection. These paper ones don’t do a whole lot to avoid intake of germs (basically, paper masks can block particulate matter only so it keeps the sneeze/cough from spreading…

This is actually the science behind “hair of the dog” for hangovers. Hangovers suck, in part, because your body is converting the small methanol portion of your intoxicant of choice after having burned through the ethanol. Chugging that morning Natty Lite basically provides more ethanol, delaying the inevitable…