Flipping record causing series of loud pops

So it is possible after all to sneeze and blow your brains out. Always thought that was just a joke. My condolences.

Right. SOP- standard operating procedure. Business management used to like to call it best practices. Nike said, Just Do It! Whatever. Any way you slice it, beats the hell out of having to explain, explain, endlessly explain answering a zillion noob questions all to get back to: Just Do It!

Wow. So nobody even knows the most basic things any more. Why am I not surprised?

The solution is what you are supposed to always be doing regardless- mute or change the input before doing anything with the turntable.