South Korea’s record-breaking Olympic shooter -Kim Yeji.

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    These are air pistols which shoot pellets propelled by compressed air, not your usual guns. They make a moderately loud pop, but nothing like gunpowder - you can stand behind someone firing and have a normal conversation.

    That said the guy is wearing earplugs - more for concentration and to block out crowd noise than anything

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      Ah earplugs are cool and that totally counts as ear protection. It’s what I use anyway when I go to the shooting range or ride my ninja 650.

      Couldn’t make out that it was an air gun from just the photo.

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        yeah, they just meant no “specialized” ear protection. I’m guessing korea had some equally crazy ear gear to match the 90s hacker assassin glasses.

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      Compressed air is surprisingly loud, even if it doesn’t sound loud, it can still damage your hearing

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        No, these guns are not. They make very little noise. It’s louder the sound of the target being hit. Source: I have practiced this sport.