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In article <i7piquk@fido.asd.sgi.com> jice@echo.vlsi.sgi.com (John Eisenman) writes:
>
>I am interested in obtaining ear (hearing) protectors of the
>kind that outdoor works wear at airports.  What are these
>things called?  Does anyond know where to get these?

I have no idea where to get this sort of protector, but why bother?
They are expensive and bulky.  See below.

>Is there
>some other kind of over the hear noise reduction device that
>might be more suitable for a less noisy work environment?

Yes.  Ear plugs.  Available at just about any drug store.  The best (and
hardest to find) are nipple shaped foam plugs -- give over 30 dbs of noise
reduction.  Other cylindrical foam plugs give from 26 to 29 dbs of noise
reduction.  Silicon and wax plugs give even less reduction.

Also available are plastic plugs -- but I find these both uncomfortable and
near worthless for normal noise reduction.  They are mainly useful for sudden
loud noises such as gunshots.

-Pete Zakel
 (phz@cadence.com or ..!uunet!cadence!phz)

Digital computers are themselves more complex than most things people build:
They have very large numbers of states.  This makes conceiving, describing,
and testing them hard.  Software systems have orders-of-magnitude more states
than computers do.
				    - Fred Brooks, Jr.