Word of the Day: Vuvuzela
Jun. 15th, 2010 12:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tartysuzIf this word had been put in front of me two weeks ago, I'd have guessed that it was a name for a fancy flower or a fancy name for a lady part.
Now that CBC Radio devotes every other minute of current affairs programming to the World Cup, I can't get away from that annoying buzzing sound. I thought I'd finally cracked last night when I could hear the buzzing even after I'd turned the radio off. Then I realized that a bee or a wasp was trapped between the walls, and it was not a happy camper.
Unlike this single, unfortunate insect, vuvuzelas are supposedly deafening in person. AOL news reports: "Extended exposure at just 85 decibels puts us at a risk of permanent noise-induced hearing loss," the [hearing aid manufacturer Phonak] said in a statement to the South African Press Association. "When subjected to 100 decibels or more, hearing damage can occur in just 15 minutes."
For those watching on the telly, the Daily Telegraph offers advice on how you can play with your set's equalizer to dampen the noise.
I've been semi-watching/listening to the games on computers with all their glorious standard built-in speaker inadequacies, so the vuvuzelas don't bother me.
But that buzzing, stinger-equipped, angry insect in my office? I'd like to get rid of that, please!
Now that CBC Radio devotes every other minute of current affairs programming to the World Cup, I can't get away from that annoying buzzing sound. I thought I'd finally cracked last night when I could hear the buzzing even after I'd turned the radio off. Then I realized that a bee or a wasp was trapped between the walls, and it was not a happy camper.
Unlike this single, unfortunate insect, vuvuzelas are supposedly deafening in person. AOL news reports: "Extended exposure at just 85 decibels puts us at a risk of permanent noise-induced hearing loss," the [hearing aid manufacturer Phonak] said in a statement to the South African Press Association. "When subjected to 100 decibels or more, hearing damage can occur in just 15 minutes."
For those watching on the telly, the Daily Telegraph offers advice on how you can play with your set's equalizer to dampen the noise.
I've been semi-watching/listening to the games on computers with all their glorious standard built-in speaker inadequacies, so the vuvuzelas don't bother me.
But that buzzing, stinger-equipped, angry insect in my office? I'd like to get rid of that, please!
