I did fool a lot of people... Until I talked. The rings were a little large and stuck out awkwardly when I moved my mouth to talk. In a few hours the pain was unbearable though haha. But I really like them, the pain though. I still have scars and I haven't worn them in a few months. But I did wear them on my ear cartilage and that was a little less painful and still super awesome. Buy if you are a masochist.