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basketballRob · Post #381 » by **basketballRob** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:58 am

Very dangerous to NBA players because it can reduce your lung function after it's gone. I saw a virologist Dr. Joseph Fair saying this yesterday.

I know we had a discussion and it wasn't clear if this was possible or not.

https://nypost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/nypost.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-survivors-may-suffer-from-reduced-lung-function/amp/?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15843519074698&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2020%2F03%2F13%2Fcoronavirus-survivors-may-suffer-from-reduced-lung-function%2F

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pepe1991 · Post #382 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:24 am

GelbeWand09 wrote:I'm german but i live in Austria. From today you can only leave the house for work or buying food here. So totally shutdown. At least i have a house and 13.000m²ground and a forest i own next to it. So i still have alot freedom.

It's amazing to be surrounded with so much nature, if things get crazy i'll move to grandparents house located in village for same reason. Simply more "freedom" without puting to risk anybody.

You guys have 5 persons max rule now, in Austria, right?
Germany just shut down their borders.

drsd · Post #383 » by **drsd** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:13 pm

tiderulz wrote:try generic everclear. I remember from college that stuff smelling and tasting like rubbing alcohol

Everclear is vodka.

Proof-120 is 60% ethanol. That is minimally capable of sterilisation without dilution. Do not dilute.
Proof-151 of 75.5% ethanol and is nearly ideal for sterilisation.
Proof-190 (straight ethanol distillate) is not ideal for stetlisaton and should be diluted about 1 part water to two parts 95% ethanol (to get in that 65-70% range).

drsd · Post #384 » by **drsd** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:14 pm

pepe1991 wrote:Drink Slavic Rakija. It kills everything, including you

This is 40% ethanol and is nowhere near ideal for sterilisation. Generic whiskey or vodka gets to this ineffective level.

The Real Dalic · Post #385 » by **The Real Dalic** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:39 pm

Seeming like the NBA may be back this season sometime closer to June with no fans.

tiderulz · Post #386 » by **tiderulz** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:57 pm

drsd wrote:
tiderulz wrote:try generic everclear. I remember from college that stuff smelling and tasting like rubbing alcohol

Everclear is vodka.

Proof-120 is 60% ethanol. That is minimally capable of sterilisation without dilution. Do not dilute.
Proof-151 of 75.5% ethanol and is nearly ideal for sterilisation.
Proof-190 (straight ethanol distillate) is not ideal for stetlisaton and should be diluted about 1 part water to two parts 95% ethanol (to get in that 65-70% range).

Everclear is grain alcohol, not vodka.

and sorry, i didnt really mean using it as a cleaner. But dang, pretty sure i remember that stuff like 180-190 proof. could take the paint off a car

pepe1991 · Post #387 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:49 pm

drsd wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:Drink Slavic Rakija. It kills everything, including you

This is 40% ethanol and is nowhere near ideal for sterilisation. Generic whiskey or vodka gets to this ineffective level.

My old folks prepare 60% alcohocol rakija 8-)

it knocks you out like a MFer

3ddman23 · Post #388 » by **3ddman23** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:48 pm

Anyone know where to watch replays from games this year? Thought you could do it from the fox sports florida app but cant seem to find them..

pepe1991 · Post #389 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:19 pm

drsd wrote:
tiderulz wrote:try generic everclear. I remember from college that stuff smelling and tasting like rubbing alcohol

Everclear is vodka.

Proof-120 is 60% ethanol. That is minimally capable of sterilisation without dilution. Do not dilute.
Proof-151 of 75.5% ethanol and is nearly ideal for sterilisation.
Proof-190 (straight ethanol distillate) is not ideal for stetlisaton and should be diluted about 1 part water to two parts 95% ethanol (to get in that 65-70% range).

Just got medical alcohol for dezincification at job, smelling it made me dizzy :lol:

pepe1991 · Post #390 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:21 pm

3ddman23 wrote:Anyone know where to watch replays from games this year? Thought you could do it from the fox sports florida app but cant seem to find them..

There are few pages on internet to watch reply, quality is better than live, obviously.

Xatticus · Post #391 » by **Xatticus** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:28 pm

3ddman23 wrote:Anyone know where to watch replays from games this year? Thought you could do it from the fox sports florida app but cant seem to find them..

I tried to send you a pm, but apparently you have it disabled. I don't want to post the link to the site that I use because of the nature of the request. This is copyrighted material.

I will say that these sites are super easy to find if you just use google. Use keywords like "nba", "full", and "hd".

There are probably better sites out there than what I use. I'm sure it won't take you more than a minute to find something.

3ddman23 · Post #392 » by **3ddman23** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:30 pm

Xatticus wrote:
3ddman23 wrote:Anyone know where to watch replays from games this year? Thought you could do it from the fox sports florida app but cant seem to find them..

I tried to send you a pm, but apparently you have it disabled. I don't want to post the link to the site that I use because of the nature of the request. This is copyrighted material.

I will say that these sites are super easy to find if you just use google. Use keywords like "nba", "full", and "hd".

There are probably better sites out there than what I use. I'm sure it won't take you more than a minute to find something.

Thanks for trying to help. By any chance would you be able to try and pm again. I think I enabled it.

pepe1991 · Post #393 » by **pepe1991** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:29 pm

NBA, NBPA Agree To Pause Drug Testing During COVID-19 Hiatus

"dear players, stay in shape, HGH yourself"

Blue_and_Whte · Post #394 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:25 pm

https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2020/3/16/21181997/orlando-magic-devos-nba-suspension?fbclid=IwAR0JM3ueCQbSv87ug_pMR00OleR61JMA9vUUPKZ3-wTxsPJieL5UmBgxFjw

Well done.

j-ragg · Post #395 » by **j-ragg** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:31 pm

Good on the Devos fam.

cedric76 · Post #396 » by **cedric76** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:20 pm

pepe1991 wrote:NBA, NBPA Agree To Pause Drug Testing During COVID-19 Hiatus

"dear players, stay in shape, HGH yourself"

LeBron doing back flips now

Xatticus · Post #397 » by **Xatticus** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:43 pm

Blue_and_Whte wrote:https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2020/3/16/21181997/orlando-magic-devos-nba-suspension?fbclid=IwAR0JM3ueCQbSv87ug_pMR00OleR61JMA9vUUPKZ3-wTxsPJieL5UmBgxFjw

Well done.

That's... kind of underwhelming actually. $2M divided by 1800 employees is not a big number. If working for the Magic is a part-time job, then I suppose it will help, but if these jobs represent the primary source of income for these workers, that money will run out rather quickly if this is intended to placate a population that is now effectively unemployed. This is not going to be a good market for job seekers.

nymets1 · Post #398 » by **nymets1** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:36 pm

I've been thinking about this. Why couldn't sports cancel their games in February, maybe January if necessary to stop the spread of the virus? It could have saved the NCAA tournament/ Conference tournaments and the NBA playoffs. But somebody will reply respond saying the US didn't take this thing seriously or it wasn't much of an issue in January and February.

The only reason Florida has cases of this virus because of people living in Florida that just came back from overseas. Nobody can come from overseas now so I expect the cases to drop in Florida within the next 2 weeks as the people that have it in Florida right now are either in their 1st or 2nd week of having this virus so assuming the virus don't kill them, their immune system will kill the virus or the virus will die itself in the human body.

I think they are only testing the people for the virus who are most likely to have it whether they came from overseas or have been in contact with someone that tested positive. If they are testing people who are not likely to have the virus, than they waste their tests.

Post #399 » by **Bensational** » Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:41 am

basketballRob wrote:Very dangerous to NBA players because it can reduce your lung function after it's gone. I saw a virologist Dr. Joseph Fair saying this yesterday.

I know we had a discussion and it wasn't clear if this was possible or not.

https://nypost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/nypost.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-survivors-may-suffer-from-reduced-lung-function/amp/?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15843519074698&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2020%2F03%2F13%2Fcoronavirus-survivors-may-suffer-from-reduced-lung-function%2F

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It feels like a big jump to say it's very dangerous to NBA players due to reported reduced lung function in some very opaque cases. They don't describe the condition or demographic of these patients, or how severe the virus was for them. For all we know, the people with reduced lung function might have been from the older demographics who already had weaker immune systems - or, it could have been regular, young and healthy people. But they don't say, which makes the information feel dubious and designed to inflame fear, and impossible to draw a conclusion from.

This is my biggest gripe with reactions to the virus and people are so hungry for updates that there seems to be a new culture of prospecting for fear. The deaths are tragic, the need to slow the spread is real, but for the large majority of people we do not need to be scared for our own health. We do need to be vigilant in protecting the vulnerable around us, though.

nymets1 · Post #400 » by **nymets1** » Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:03 am

https://www.bing.com/covid