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What a smoky bar can teach us about the '6-foot rule' during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Written by Byron Erath, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University
imageHow smoke moves inside a bar or outside in fresh air can help in visualizing how the coronavirus spreads.Shironosova/Getty Images Plus

When people envision social distancing, they typically think about the “6-foot rule.”

It’s true that staying 6 feet from other people can reduce the chance of a coronavirus-laden respiratory droplet...

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