On the one hand, it looks mighty slick. The design looks like it would work pretty well, as a 9mm casing is just about the same size as a foam plug to begin with. On the other hand, not only does it cost more than my iPod Nano, but the thought of sticking a bullet in my ear doesn't exactly appeal to me...
Of course, the sci-fi geek in me can't help but draw parallels between these and the Seashells in Fahrenheit 451...
That is all.
Thanks to PISSED for bringing this very cool audio equipment to my attention!
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Why anyone would pay that ungodly amount of money for earphones is beyond me.
Although it must be working for them because they're still in business...
Wonder if they would be considered ammo
or components thereof..
I ain't testing that!
Eck!
Great find - very blogworthy. Straddling the line between cool and naff
SBW
But are they Massachusetts approved?
Seashells?
The things you wipe your butt with?
(Oh, wait - that's Demolition Man...)
R. Lee Ermy wears 'em. Here's a page with a screenshot. i'm at work, otherwise I'd get you a better picture:
http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2009/11/07/using-modified-spent-casings-as-hearing-protection/
That guy also shows you how to make your own. Depriming the case would be the only challenge, unless you have a reloading press.
Just don't take your iPod on a plane with those. You know that they would confiscate them on sight, and would probably (within minutes) have you in a back room grabbing your ankles while they put on the rubber gloves.
Old timers used to put live rounds in their ears as improvised protection. Apparently it didn't protect them from much, though, and as recently as a few years ago I remember seeing bullets and cartridges on a list of things like cotton balls that should no longer be considered adequate ear protection.
On the other hand, in those days, putting a couple of 9mm rounds in your ears might be considered going the extra mile on some ranges. I know my dad never used hearing protection until he started shooting at clubs and official ranges with me . . . still usually doesn't, when he's sighting in a shotgun or something on private property, despite his tinnitus. He knows better, but it's long habit.
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