Yes. As long as the lockdown is lifted I will be there.
Unsure. First need to see what happens with COVID-19, my job, etc.
No. It is too risky, both financially and health-wise.
... or "audience scanning" with higher power, to kill all the viruses in the air, before they can harm someone
Viktor
Aufruf zum Projekt "Müll-freie Meere" - https://reprap.org/forum/list.php?426
Call for the project "garbage-free seas" - https://reprap.org/forum/list.php?425
Starting to sound a bit like our commander-in-chief there, Frank!
Although to be fair if you only wanted to disinfect the DF-50 fluid in the jug (and not try to kill anything that gets trapped in the tiny droplets in the haze) you could probably add a few drops of Clorox per liter of fluid (like you would do to disinfect water). I think that would probably pass through the nozzle OK and not create an inhalation hazard, at least for the DF-50. But I wouldn't dream of adding Clorox (in any quantity) to the fluid in a thermal fog machine...
The real issue is that using fog or haze introduces another risk factor, as those suspended particles can now serve as a substrate that the virus could be carried on. And given the lengthy hang time of haze, this greatly increases the transmission risk. I don't think you could add enough disinfectant to the haze fluid to be able to kill any pathogens that got trapped in the haze particles without basically creating mustard gas, even without the risk of thermal decomposition.
Again, what could possibly go wrong?
Adam
... if they'll throw in the same money, as into vaccine-research, then this sort of "germicide" lasers should be around long before Christmas
Viktor
Aufruf zum Projekt "Müll-freie Meere" - https://reprap.org/forum/list.php?426
Call for the project "garbage-free seas" - https://reprap.org/forum/list.php?425
SELEM could be like an episode of the Oprah Winfrey show...
"You get a retina burn! You get a retina burn! *Everyone* gets a retina burn!"
Adam
... or you'll replace the "germicide" by "homicide"
Viktor
Aufruf zum Projekt "Müll-freie Meere" - https://reprap.org/forum/list.php?426
Call for the project "garbage-free seas" - https://reprap.org/forum/list.php?425
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Bad news folks... SELEM will have to be cancelled for 2020.
COVID-19 concerns are part of the problem, but now there is a bigger issue. I just learned that the Auditorium screwed up the dates that we reserved last year and managed to double-book the Auditorium on the 7th and 8th of August.
This is the final nail in SELEM's coffin for this year. I was already leaning towards a cancellation (due to the virus) anyway, but losing the venue makes it official.
Frankly, I'm more than a little fed up with all the drama surrounding Newton, the Auditorium, and the School. As such, I'm going to start looking for a new venue. While we certainly have a long history with the Auditorium, it's been far too tumultuous in recent years, and I have reached the limits of my patience. I am not willing to bring the event back to the Newton Connover Auditorium for 2021.
I'm going to start another thread to formally announce this and to ask for suggestions for a new venue, but I wanted to post it here as well. But please, let's move further discussion to the new thread.
Sorry folks!
Adam