# Recent advice about masks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-advice-about-masks/989176>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [August 27, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-advice-about-masks/989176 "2023-08-27T12:06:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-advice-about-masks/989176/1 "2023-08-27T12:06:12Z")

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Aaron Collins, aka, “the mask nerd” had just released a new video

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s3-Hf6wnPds/maxresdefault.jpg "Top Mask Pick of 2023, and picks for larger heads.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3-Hf6wnPds)

Now that it’s easy to buy real masks, he’s focusing on fit and comfort. This is a summary of good masks that are relatively easy to breathe in, and that come in a variety of sizes. And he has recommendations for a variety of different styles.

He also has a budget mask pick, which you can buy a bag of for 5¢ per mask

> **[Jackson® Safety N95 Disposable Particulate Respirator, 50/Bag - 355196 -...](https://www.northernsafety.com/Product/355196/Jackson-Safety-N95-Disposable-Particulate-Respirator-50-Bag)**
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> Get NIOSH approved protection and breathe easier at a super low price. Specially designed breathing chamber adds comfort. Shop NSI.

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**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-advice-about-masks/989176/2 "2023-08-27T14:40:56Z")

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This is in good time for fall travel. Mr. Legend and our kids have giant heads, I apparently have a comically small one, and we all prefer different styles, so this is a great help. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-advice-about-masks/989176/3 "2023-08-27T14:47:38Z")

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I think of that style as duckface masks.