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Woops! Slow Down Mr. President! (and all of us who are wearing our masks)

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Leading story on Tucker Carlson, Hannity, and Ingraham yesterday evening was President Biden’s stumble while running up the stairs to board Air Force One, clearly, according to them, a sign of his failing health and mental fitness.

If you have any Republican friends at this point, or hear talk that this should concern us regarding the cognitive ability of our president, know this:

Published 28th October, 202o in the BMJ (British Medical Journal).

..face masks invariably block parts of the lower peripheral visual field, even in people who do not wear glasses. Visual information
from the lower peripheral field is important for detecting and avoiding nearby hazards, and for placing our steps safely. Wearing a face mask reduces the wearer’s opportunity to use this important sensory information during walking and may therefore increase the chance of tripping or falling…
So as Paul Harvey would say, now you know “the rest of the story”.

And please take care when wearing your mask, stumbles are more common.
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  1. Yeah I remember how excited we got when Trump walked slowly and carefully down a ramp at some ceremony.

  2. Three things:

    1. I’ve noticed that walking down stairs since my eyes aim downward and thus right into my mask.
    2. I think pretty much every recent President has had at least one stair stumble during his term.
    3. Why in the world are you torturing yourself with Fox’s primetime lineup?

    • Three Replies:

      1. Yes, I noticed this early on when I was working at a food market and wearing a mask. My field of vision was obviously compromised.
      2. Yes, President Ford took an infamous tumble down the flight stairs and was routinely parodied by Chevy Chase on SNL.
      3. I still have a few friend who are on the right. They send me things. I like to know where they are getting them when I reply. In this case, was able to convince a right winger that Biden’s slip was mask related – and he posted that on his Face Book page! (small victory, but I’ll take them when I can get them).

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