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Boris Johnson asked scientists if you could kill Covid by blowing hairdryer up nose (www.mirror.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by Masimatutu@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.ml

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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 year ago

He thrives on this kind of media attention. Its a stunt so that people think he's harmless and funny. He's not. He knows exactly what he's doing.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He really was the British Trump.

[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not quite as good as bringing „light inside the body, either through the skin or some other way“, injecting disinfectant and eating horse medicine.

[–] kerrypacker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You blow the light in using the hairdryer.

[–] Denalduh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Runny nose? No problem, the hairdryer will take care of it. Cured!

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

A hair dryer? Right. First you'd have to convince me he's ever seen a brush or a comb.

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Smart bloke..