WE’VE READ how this works countless times but still can’t explain it, let alone condense it into a few paragraphs.
Luckily, that’s not the point.
All you need to know is that by visiting www.antivuvuzelafilter.com and downloading some software you can render the vuvuzela “inaudible to human ears”.
It works “through active noise cancellation”, apparently, and costs €2.95.
Just don’t hold us responsible if your dog jumps off the balcony or a flock of geese fly through the window.
Vuvuzelas will not be banned from the World Cup despite the fearsome din the plastic trumpets make, organisers said yesterday.
“Vuvuzelas are here to stay and will never be banned,” said Rich Mkhondo, a spokesman for the local World Cup organising committee.
“People love the vuvuzelas around the world. Only a minority are against vuvuzelas. There has never been a consideration to ban vuvuzelas.”
Mkhondo was reacting to a BBC report that chief organiser Danny Jordaan had not ruled out banning the most talked about instrument in this World Cup.
Bild'em up: High hopes in Germany
THE HEADLINE in Germany's Bild newspaper suggests their 4-0 win over Australia boosted confidence back home.
Translation? "We blow them all away"
In Australia, the reaction was somewhat different, with the Sydney Morning Herald claiming their Socceroos were not fit to wear the jersey.
Who, then, do they reckon is? Why, it's time to "unleash" Harry Kewell, of course.
It seems the readers agree: 82 per cent polled said: "Yes – we desperately need inspiration", compared to 18 per cent who thought: "No - he's clearly not fit" There was no "God – things really are bad" option.
Quote: "We played with six midfielders and no recognised striker, you at least have to go out and try and win the game and we never did that," ex-Socceroo Robbie Slater after defeat to Germany
Numbers 1 versus 105: the Fifa rankings for five-time winners Brazil and group opponents North Korea, who meet tonight.
We understand this figure may have been reversed in Pyongyang publications.
