u/Hyghjinx

About 4 months ago, I asked this subreddit if I should buy a broken industrial grade laser and try to fix it in an attempt to remove my facial hair. The comments on that post were a near unanimous "no". I then went on to make another post about a week or two later, making an update about how I had fixed the laser, and was now going to use it on myself. The comments on this post were adamant that I would blind myself, insisting that what I was doing was "unsafe" and "potentially considered self-harm". Well now its 3 months "laser" (ha, see what I did there??), and I've used this machine on myself a few times, so here's my takeaway from the experience:

- Do not do this! Don't. Like do not attempt this at all. I am a moron, first and foremost, but I am a trained moron. My life is not valuable, but I do know how to preserve it well.

-Unfortunately, I did not go blind. That's right internet strangers, you'll be eating your words for lunch tomorrow when you read this. I took many safety precautions to ensure that I did not go blind, and, in fact, remained sighted.

-It worked. Kind of. Like my moustache hair grows in a bit patchier now, but I've only used the machine a couple of times, and I think my moustache is a mix of black and reddish and grayish hairs, so the laser isn't super effective against them. The rest of my face is blonde and red, so I haven't even tried it there, nor am I going to.

So, was it worth it? It was kind of fun and it worked a little, so sure. Would I suggest anyone else do it? No.

I will also take this time to put a message out to everyone who said this was a bad idea, or that I would somehow maim myself in this process: I will be taking the high road. I'm an adult, and you were just wishing me and my safety the best. Your intentions were obviously pure, and I can not, in good faith, belittle someone for that.

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Hi, I wanted to know if anyone here has any particular recommendations for noise cancelling headphones. Particularly for those that have touch sensory issues and don't generally like the feeling of over ear headphones. I'm looking to get over ears, I'm just not settled on the type since I usually prefer buds.

I have been looking for a pair of over ear headphones to replace my galaxy buds for a bit now and I have a few criteria for what I'm looking for:

- Comfort: I generally gravitate away from over ear headphones because it feels weird when something presses down on to the top of my head. I am not sure why this sensation bothers me, but any recommendation that avoids this immediately goes to the top of my consideration.

- Budget: This is kind of broad, but I can imagine spending between $300 - $600 American.

- Sound: I will be honest, I don't have the most discerning ear; I am a musician, but not a very good one. I know generally when something is too tinny or too excessively bassy, but otherwise, a lot of audiophile jargon about the specific of describing sound go over my head. If you think it would generally sound good, I would appreciate any input on this.

- Noise Cancellation: This is very important to me, and is the reason why I want to switch from noise cancelling earbuds to over ears in the first place. The galaxy buds were great for me back when I got them, but now they're not enough; I need something with more noise-cancelling efficacy.

- Ergonomics: Lastly, I would like something that easily transfers from on my head to on my person cleanly. Something that is comfortable to wear when not in use would be important to me.