I have one at home. They are awesome fun. But you only get a few cracks off before people start poking their heads out of windows. They are easily as loud as a small firearm.
Funny thing: a friend of mine lives in rural Bavaria, with a very old, conservative land-lady. The kind that will call you once you exceed your lawful one hour of instrument practice time per day.
Still, she allowed rehearsals in the backyard from what can only be called a music formation comprising accordion ... and bull-whips.
Like literally whipping to the beat of the music, hours of staccato whip cracking. I honestly had no idea that that existed. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QquXdrDcX7I
