Physics Girl: 38 People on this Flight Got Sick. Why? - The Science of Ventilation

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Content of the Lesson: How likely are you to get sick on an airplane? How safe are airplanes? The science of ventilation and bioaerosol research. If you liked this video, check out: What stretching actually does to your body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JgBp7dX4AU Only some humans can see this type of light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSu0cV3fqi8 Creator/Host: Dianna Cowern Video Editing: Levi Butner Research/writing: Sophia Chen Writing/Editing: Dianna Cowern Special thanks to our Sally Ride Patrons! Special thanks to our Sally Ride level patrons: Alejandro Gutierrez, Brian O'Connell, David Cichowski, Fabrice Eap, Henning Bitsch, Kenneth Hunter, Margaux Lopez, Patrick Olson, Vikram Bhat, wc993219. Join the Physics Girl Patreon community! ►► https://www.patreon.com/physicsgirl Thanks to Malin Alsved, Hope Butner and Kyle Kitzmiller. http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysicsgirl http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Credits: Some Stock footage provided by Videvo, downloaded from www.videvo.net Resources: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3a69/98741b1e14fe3e15d5fe0bc6ed4e58d83475.pdf?_ga=2.94557724.129545850.1594340593-1120174445.1589328977 [1977 info and H1n1 stat are in Lei 2017, with further details about 1977 flight here: http://blog.h1n1.influenza.bvsalud.org/en/2009/09/28/influenza-air-transmission/] [THERE’S THIS VERY COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A TRADE ASSOCIATION, THAT IS COOL TO JUST RUN THROUGH. YOU CAN PICK THE EXAMPLES YOU LIKE, BUT I’LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW THAT I FOUND INTRIGUING.] https://www.ashrae.org/File%20Library/Technical%20Resources/Standards%20and%20Guidelines/Standards%20Addenda/62-2001/62-2001_Addendum-n.pdf [Source: https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Indoor_air_velocity] http://epibulletins.dhss.alaska.gov/Document/Display?DocumentId=888 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-maps-how-flu-virus-moves-around-plane-180968541/ Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical review on the unresolved dichotomy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293495/ https://lbourouiba.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/14BourouibaBush-sneezecloudJFM_corrected.pdf https://up.codes/s/outdoor-airflow-rate https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/07/1004841/a-group-of-239-scientists-say-theres-growing-evidence-covid-19-is-airborne/?itm_source=parsely-api Timeline of COVID-19 https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it#:~:text=The%20International%20Committee%20on%20Taxonomy,two%20viruses%20are%20different. Ventilation rates on airplanes: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.304.7321&rep=rep1&type=pdf Ventilation rates inside: https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/how-much-ventilation-do-i-need-my-home-improve-indoor-air-quality Transmission rates on airplanes https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7165818/


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