I may have already cornered the market on dumb questions, so here's an attempt to solidify my leadership. Every month or so, the question arises about which pipes are loudest. Couldn't one of you engineering/science types design a repeatable test? I have a digital sound pressure meter from Radio Shack (don't we all) that I would be willing to put into circulation so we could even ensure a "calibrated" meter.

She plays castanets, she works without a net, I like her better when she walks away.