• VaultOS@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    A pair of high fidelity earplugs (aka concert earplugs or filtering earplugs). You can get a good non-custom pair for $15–$40, and that’ll work well for the average person for a long time.

    They’re excellent for live music, airplanes, and anytime you want the world to be quieter but still need to be able to understand speech. And for music specifically, they can bring the volume level down just enough to be safe without muffling the sound like traditional foam earplugs do. Protect your hearing, kids!

    • interolivary@beehaw.org
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      11 months ago

      Protect your hearing, kids!

      Seriously, PROTECT YOUR FUCKING HEARING. I was young and stupid (now I’m no longer young) and went to way too many raves, gigs etc. without any sort of hearing protection, and now I have a nice constant background track of EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and can’t hear higher frequencies worth shit

  • Jazsta@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    A bidet. You can install it yourself in 20 minutes and enjoy a lifetime of cleaner buttholes and save on tp.

    • Poot@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      I’ll never ‘go’ without one!

      Seriously though, bidets rock. Try one, get a good one, and you’ll never go back.

      • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Every time I’ve tried to use a bidet, I’ve hated it. The water feels uncomfortable and sudden, and then I feel like I either can’t get dry with toilet paper and get chapped later, or it breaks up from the water and leaves pieces everywhere. The air dry varieties seem to contribute to chapped butt too. I know some people use wash cloths, but frankly the idea of leaving butthole cloth out in the bathroom weirds me out also.

        What is the secret to enjoying these things? Am I just too damn American for them?

        • Neeen@sh.itjust.works
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          11 months ago

          When I use a bidet at home, I always do a few wipes first to avoid the breakup. Then I pat down with tp after to dry.

          I get that some people want to save tp, but I just want to feel clean after I drop a bomb.

        • ExperimentalGuy@programming.dev
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          11 months ago

          The key is to use a hose and not a fixed one. The fixed ones don’t really allow you to clean where you’d like whereas the hose ones let you aim wherever. At least that’s how it’s been in my experience.