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www.geoffberner.com
From Geoff Berner’s album “7 Plague Songs”, out July 28, 2023 on COAX Records
Words by Bob Snider, Geoff Berner, Amelia Bellamy-Royds, Johan K. Berntsen, Devon 8, Marissa Kochansky, Miriam Birdsong, Jono Howard and Josh Dolgin. The video is expertly directed by Montreal filmmaker Taiwa Olivier (Fezihaus), and is a friendly, funny illustration of the stuff the song is singing about.
Ever heard of a CR Box? They’re amazing machines! For less than a hundred bucks, you can make a cute device that will clean the air of Covid and other diseases, as well as pollen, smoke and smog.
The tune is based, with permission, on “How To Build A Fence” by Nova Scotia singer/songwriter Bob Snider.
Here’s the words:
How To Build A Corsi-Rosenthal Box
It’s time to clear the air
Cause Covid is still there…
And if you want a cheap machine that will cancel tox
Ic pathogens in the air,
Well then you oughta hear
‘bout the Corsi-Rosenthal Box.
First you get your fan,
Keep the box that it came in
You’ll need it for the floor;
Now get filters, count 'em, four.
What rating? MERV-13.
The hardware store will know what you mean.
As always, you’ll be stuck,
Without your tape for duck.
Now add a box-cutter, you're on your way to warding off the pox!
This is everything you need to build a Corsi-Rosenthal Box.
With the filters, build the shell
In order to build it well
Look for the big arrow;
It shows how the air should flow.
First filter you begin
With the arrow pointing in
Then build a filter fence
By butting up against
Tape it up so every filter interlocks
Now you’ve got four strong walls for your Corsi Rosenthal Box.
Don’t worry there’s not much more
But you’ve got to make a floor
That shouldn’t come as a shock
Since that’s why you kept the box
So cut your square to fit
Tape it on the top of it
Turn it upside down and then
You’re ready for the fan
Now with all you’ve done you’ll find that you’re approx
Imately one or two steps from done your Corsi-Rosenthal box
Before you do the rest,
You’ve got to give the fan a test
You'll feel like such a jerk,
If it turns out not to work,
When you’ve used up all that tape
To attach it to the crate
And covered gaps and slits
With tape and cardboard bits
Not to complicate,
just make a little slit in the tape
So the cord can escape
Or else the thing will never go
Make a little slit
then cut another bit
Also with a slit
They fit
Opposite
And overlap them now you’re sealing soundly so–
You’re sure it’s only through the filters air can blow–
Also—
They take out dust and pollen and smoke
Which is good to know
Tape the corners of the fan just to increase the rate of flow–
Oh!
Congratulations you just built one of the building blocks,
For being safe to respire
(Ahhh…)
Now sit back and admire
Your lovely
little
Corsi-Rosenthal Box
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By www.geoffberner.com
From Geoff Berner’s album “7 Plague Songs”, out July 28, 2023 on COAX Records
Words by Bob Snider, Geoff Berner, Amelia Bellamy-Royds, Johan K. Berntsen, Devon 8, Marissa Kochansky, Miriam Birdsong, Jono Howard and Josh Dolgin. The video is expertly directed by Montreal filmmaker Taiwa Olivier (Fezihaus), and is a friendly, funny illustration of the stuff the song is singing about.
Ever heard of a CR Box? They’re amazing machines! For less than a hundred bucks, you can make a cute device that will clean the air of Covid and other diseases, as well as pollen, smoke and smog.
The tune is based, with permission, on “How To Build A Fence” by Nova Scotia singer/songwriter Bob Snider.
Here’s the words:
How To Build A Corsi-Rosenthal Box
It’s time to clear the air
Cause Covid is still there…
And if you want a cheap machine that will cancel tox
Ic pathogens in the air,
Well then you oughta hear
‘bout the Corsi-Rosenthal Box.
First you get your fan,
Keep the box that it came in
You’ll need it for the floor;
Now get filters, count 'em, four.
What rating? MERV-13.
The hardware store will know what you mean.
As always, you’ll be stuck,
Without your tape for duck.
Now add a box-cutter, you're on your way to warding off the pox!
This is everything you need to build a Corsi-Rosenthal Box.
With the filters, build the shell
In order to build it well
Look for the big arrow;
It shows how the air should flow.
First filter you begin
With the arrow pointing in
Then build a filter fence
By butting up against
Tape it up so every filter interlocks
Now you’ve got four strong walls for your Corsi Rosenthal Box.
Don’t worry there’s not much more
But you’ve got to make a floor
That shouldn’t come as a shock
Since that’s why you kept the box
So cut your square to fit
Tape it on the top of it
Turn it upside down and then
You’re ready for the fan
Now with all you’ve done you’ll find that you’re approx
Imately one or two steps from done your Corsi-Rosenthal box
Before you do the rest,
You’ve got to give the fan a test
You'll feel like such a jerk,
If it turns out not to work,
When you’ve used up all that tape
To attach it to the crate
And covered gaps and slits
With tape and cardboard bits
Not to complicate,
just make a little slit in the tape
So the cord can escape
Or else the thing will never go
Make a little slit
then cut another bit
Also with a slit
They fit
Opposite
And overlap them now you’re sealing soundly so–
You’re sure it’s only through the filters air can blow–
Also—
They take out dust and pollen and smoke
Which is good to know
Tape the corners of the fan just to increase the rate of flow–
Oh!
Congratulations you just built one of the building blocks,
For being safe to respire
(Ahhh…)
Now sit back and admire
Your lovely
little
Corsi-Rosenthal Box