"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/31/2020 at 00:36 • Filed to: coronalopnik
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jimz
> ttyymmnn
03/31/2020 at 03:30 |
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Y’know, I’m kind of getting tired of these breathless puff pieces about how so-and-so made some sort of respirator or ventilator “in only two days” or “only a few hours.” It’s not a goddamned competition. Can we get past this crisis first before we stroke people's egos?
Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
> ttyymmnn
03/31/2020 at 03:52 |
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Good on them for making an effort, and I’m sure it’s good PR and gives their guys something to do, but the existing global fleet of CPAP machines is well into the tens of millions even before existing suppliers started to scale up production: they’re not a niche product like ventilators, it’s a $6bn a year market. A thousand a day, even if they can sustain it using jury rigged production processes, which I doubt, won’t make a fat lot of difference.
Mercedes would do more actual good if they went to Resmed or F&P, the two largest CPAP manufacturers, and said “how about if we use our supply chain muscle to try and help you scale up 10% faster than you think you can right now”. Except there’s less PR mileage in that than in parachuting in to save the day.
PartyPooper2012
> ttyymmnn
03/31/2020 at 07:18 |
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I’ve got a few air compressors. Would that work? Can we inflate sick people with all the air they ever want in one shot?
30 gallons of air at 150 PSI? I think it would kick coronavirus’s butt... does a virus have a butt?
From the pics, it looks like humpty dumpty. Maybe it’s better it sat on the wall.
WHO GAVE ME SO MUCH COFFEE TODAY???
TheRealBicycleBuck
> ttyymmnn
03/31/2020 at 07:52 |
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It looks like a coaxial cable signal splitter.