Just don;t get in the habit of clanking it against your teeth when you are bored - know a kid who chipped and then cracked a molar doing that ... and ended up needing a root canal 'cause he didn't get it taken care of until it REALLY hurt!

I admit I winced when I saw the picture - I used to work at an ear-piercing place, and I don't even have pierced ears! No "pain for beauty's sake" for me!