# The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill

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**Created:** [June 1, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://teo9i.com/t/the-60-year-old-scientific-screwup-that-helped-covid-kill/2182 "2021-06-01T07:34:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://teo9i.com/t/the-60-year-old-scientific-screwup-that-helped-covid-kill/2182/1 "2021-06-01T07:34:36Z")

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> **[The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill](https://www.wired.com/story/the-teeny-tiny-scientific-screwup-that-helped-covid-kill/)**
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> All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.