image creditOh, vuvuzela. We hardly knew ye. It's a word most people in the world had never heard until early June. But the instrument has actually been around for at least 20 years. Despite having a loyal following, the plastic horn that sounds like a swarm of bees has created quite a bit of negative buzz.
Players say they can't concentrate. Coaches want them banned. Fans watching at home have turned down their TV volume. Some broadcasters even scrambled to create a vuvuzela-free filter on audio commentary. Seems like the only ones who love the vuvuzela are those blowing them. And, the Internet. The Internet embraced the vuvuzela warmly and has yet to let go.
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I've had one for 6 years - my son brought it home from somewhere. It sat around in the garage until recently.
Now I blow it a couple times a day, just for fun. Scares the hell out of my cats, and sounds just like the ferry's horn. I've been warned not to blow it in a few recognizable signals, to avoid interfering with ship traffic. :)
its the worse thing ever invented. They should channel all of that hot air that is wasted on these things to the wind turbines and produce some useful energy.
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