Protect yourself from the pipes

Most pipers I know wear ear plugs when playing, and with good reason. The most common reaction I get to the pipes is people saying “Wow, that’s loud!” My physics class measured my pipes at 105 decibels at a distance of 1 meter (arm’s length for the metrically challenged), and prolonged exposure to sounds like that is a good way to ruin one’s hearing.

I saw this and thought it pretty amusing: earrings that are earplugs.

I’d be really excited if I wore earrings, but I’m sure there’s someone out there who could find a use for them. I am a bit upset that bagpipes are not included in the list of uses, though.