Vuvuzelas (A.K.A Bzzzzzzzzzz!)
14th June 2010, 23:09
DY357LX
Vuvuzelas (A.K.A Bzzzzzzzzzz!)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8738604.stm
Yes, that buzzing noise you hear during World Cup games is being caused by plastic horns called vuvuzelas.
Despite complaints from... well everyone who's involved in the World Cup in any capacity, they won't get banned.
Now people are trying to find ways to filter out the noise
which I find interesting. Even more so than the geezers currently outside my mums house trying to find ways to hang lines of flags across a main-road.
Yes, that buzzing noise you hear during World Cup games is being caused by plastic horns called vuvuzelas.
Despite complaints from... well everyone who's involved in the World Cup in any capacity, they won't get banned.
Now people are trying to find ways to filter out the noise
Quote: |
"Filtering out lower harmonics makes it much quieter, but the longer you listen, the more it appears to return because your brain is simply too good at extrapolating the sounds"
Chris Cannam, Centre for Digital Music. |
which I find interesting. Even more so than the geezers currently outside my mums house trying to find ways to hang lines of flags across a main-road.
"And so is the Golden City blackened With each step you take in my Hall. Marvel at perfection, for it is fleeting. You have brought Sin to Heaven And doom upon all the world."