[FRIAM] Social Distance tool

[Barry MacKichan]

Then there’s this
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a31490476/coronavirus-giant-cardboard-donut-guy-social-distancing/

—Barry


On 24 Mar 2020, at 19:00, Tom Johnson wrote:

> Date: March 23, 2020 at 1:31 PM
> Subject: Social Distancer
>
> Welcome to the Social Distancer, my open-code solution.to people 
> standing
> too close to you.
>
> A lot of people are justifiably concerned people are coming within six 
> feet
> of them and there is no way to get them to stand back.   Many people 
> seem
> to have no concept of how much distance six feet is, or they are just
> not conscious of the need to remain that far away.
>
> The Social Distancer is a polite way to demonstrate the distance and 
> remind
> them to stay that far away.  Just say “please stand six feet away, 
> which is
> exactly the length of my stick”.
>
> Total cost less than $5, takes a few minutes to make with basic tools, 
> and
> it is super light to carry.  I am making a few for older friends who 
> are
> having problems with this issue.
>
>  Buy 6' of 3/4" PVC pipe, two tennis balls, some short (1/2 inch) 
> screws
> and red spray paint. Put together as shown:
>
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>    - cut a "+" into the tennis ball with a razor knife,
>    - stick the PVC pipe in the resulting hole,
>    - screwed the flaps of the tennis ball down and
>    - spray paint the ends red
>
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> Feel free to share, I  hope this idea goes  anti-viral if it works!
>
> JB
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