VIDEO: SNL Used A Pool Noodle To Enforce Physical Distancing. We've Got More Tips Xueying Chang/NPR and Kaz Fantone for NPR On Saturday Night Live, guest host Dan Levy got nudged with a pool noodle to make sure he kept 6 feet away from others. Well, that's one way to enforce physical distancing. And we'll get to the pool noodle method — but there are other strategies to keep your distance during a pandemic and reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. For example, I picture myself lying on the ground. That's how I make sure I'm practicing physical distancing — one of the key ways to prevent coronavirus transmission along with masking up and hand washing.