{"id":39759,"date":"2020-05-16T11:17:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T18:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39759"},"modified":"2020-05-16T11:17:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T18:17:37","slug":"saturday-smiles-the-mother-of-invention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/05\/16\/saturday-smiles-the-mother-of-invention\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Smiles: The Mother of Invention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When China was the epicenter of the coronavirus, until Trump&#8217;s bungling mismanagement stole their title <strong><em>(&#8220;We&#8217;re #1! \u2013 We&#8217;re #1! \u2013 We&#8217;re #1!&#8221;)<\/em><\/strong> \u2026 like here in the USA now, masks we&#8217;re in short supply.<\/p>\n<p>In fact they became so valuable, they took the place of poker chips!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_06_Poker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_06_Poker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_06_Poker.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_06_Poker-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_06_Poker-124x150.jpg 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But as the saying goes: <strong><em>&#8220;Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention!&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> And it appears that the Chinese were quite inventive.<\/p>\n<p>Far away the most popular transformer was those giant water bottles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GIF_Water-Jug.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GIF_Water-Jug.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course there always a show-off who takes the water bottle to a whole other level:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_02_Darth-Vader.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_02_Darth-Vader.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_02_Darth-Vader.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_02_Darth-Vader-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_02_Darth-Vader-144x150.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_02_Darth-Vader-24x24.jpg 24w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But not far behind water jugs was the Produce section of your local market, with cabbage, lettuce and oranges leading the way:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GIF_Produce.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GIF_Produce.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then there always are those who follow the <em><strong>&#8220;Out of an abundance of caution&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> dictum, and take no chances:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GIF_Full-Plastic.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GIF_Full-Plastic.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not sure exactly how this one functions, but it does look quite comprehensive \u2013 if a little too <em>Tin-Foil-Hatish<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_11_Aluminum-Foil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_11_Aluminum-Foil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_11_Aluminum-Foil.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_11_Aluminum-Foil-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_11_Aluminum-Foil-123x150.jpg 123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And there was one who compromised virus safety by accommodating his smoking addiction with a closable port:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_14_Smoker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_14_Smoker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_14_Smoker.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_14_Smoker-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_14_Smoker-90x150.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I suppose anything in a pinch will do \u2013 I just hope it was a new sponge:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_24_Sponge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_24_Sponge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_24_Sponge.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_24_Sponge-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_24_Sponge-136x150.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seems that women&#8217;s products could also serve a double purpose. I thought I was being cautious by inserting a coffee filter between the layers of my homemade mask \u2013 but I guess you use what&#8217;s at hand:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter-148x150.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_03_Filter-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And a farmer here in the USA used part of his wife&#8217;s bra:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_01_Bra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_01_Bra.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_01_Bra.jpg 346w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_01_Bra-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_01_Bra-139x150.jpg 139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact there were quite a few <em>How-To<\/em> videos on repurposing a bra for a mask. But sadly, this nurse&#8217;s efforts fell hilariously short:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nurse Fails At Making Face Mask From Bra\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sW_K3lBEC48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And one just because I found it so cute:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_22_Cute-Kid_Ears.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_22_Cute-Kid_Ears.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_22_Cute-Kid_Ears.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_22_Cute-Kid_Ears-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mask_22_Cute-Kid_Ears-140x150.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most of us are now weeks and weeks into self-quarantining, and are suffering from <em><strong>&#8220;Quarantine Fever&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 So I want you to be honest, and confess what stage you now find yourself:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mona-Lisa_4-Stages-Quarantine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mona-Lisa_4-Stages-Quarantine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mona-Lisa_4-Stages-Quarantine.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mona-Lisa_4-Stages-Quarantine-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mona-Lisa_4-Stages-Quarantine-117x150.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When China was the epicenter of the coronavirus, until Trump&#8217;s bungling mismanagement stole their title (&#8220;We&#8217;re #1! \u2013 We&#8217;re #1! \u2013 We&#8217;re #1!&#8221;) \u2026 like here in the USA now, masks we&#8217;re in short supply. In fact they became so valuable, they took the place of poker chips! But as the saying goes: &#8220;Necessity Is <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/05\/16\/saturday-smiles-the-mother-of-invention\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3916,3975,3976,3977],"class_list":["post-39759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-coronavirus","tag-face-masks","tag-inventive","tag-quarantine","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39759\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}