(Seriously, why is this thing still on the wiki.)

Anyway.
After re-reading the Sue Colour Spectrum article for a quick laugh or five I've gone on a wiki-walk and found Glopsnerch.

Now what makes me wonder is: with an invention this old, why hasn't anyone attempted to jellify it (think silicone rubber) or fill it into something like those desiccant gel packets in order to create glopsnerch ear plugs?
These would most likely eliminate the slight (or not-so-slight, depending on other headgear) discomfort of snerchmuffs, the no doubt unpleasant task of refilling these earmuffs with what appears to be a viscous and as such not well-behaved jelly, as well as the need for showers every time post-mission if one elects to use raw glopsnerch instead.