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Indoor chalk 27-Jul-2020 At 9:03:14 AM Olbert

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On 26-Jul-2020 E. Wells wrote:
>Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. So, whats the deal. Why am I
>not using chalk to safeguard myself from possible virus?

Because the science isn't yet settled. You are using common sense to make the assumption that chalk kills the virus and therefore makes climbing a perfectly acceptable activity. The history of science is littered with examples of "common sense" being wrong.

Science isn't quick. It takes a while to confirm a hypothesis as true - but then that 'truth' is always up for revision upon new data.

So at this stage, the extent of human knowledge is that it looks promising that chalk kills the virus. Do you want to be the gym owner who opens up on that basis only to learn later that it's not actually true? And you may have just inadvertently allowed people to get sick in your gym?