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![New features &Log in /create account Article Discussion Read Edit View history S Search 雓 Vuvuzela From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The vuvuzela (English pronunciation:/vurvu:zerla), sometimes called a "lepatata" (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBZZZZZZzzzzZzzzzzzz ZZzzzzZZzzzzzzzzzzzzZ WIKIPEDIA The Free Encyclopedia Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Vuvuzela made of plastic Vuvuzela note ▼ Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Donate to Wikipedia Help Toolbox A standard short vuvuzela plays a single Bb note Problems istening to this file? See media help. Vuvuzelas have been controversial.1l They have been associated with permanent noise-induced hearing loss, 121 cited as a possible safety risk when spectators cannot hear evacuation announcements, 31 and potentially spread colds and flu viruses on a greater scale than coughing or shouting.145 Commentators have described the sound as "annoying" and "satanic" 6] and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants,"7) "a deafening swarm of locusts,"[8] "a goat on the way to slaughter9] and "a giant hive full of very angry bees." The sound level of the instrument has been measured at 127 decibels11121 contributing to football matches with dangerously high sound pressure levels for unprotected ears. 121 A new model, however, announced on 14 June 2010, has a modified mouthpiece which is claimed to reduce the volume by 20 dB(A). 111 Print/export [10] ▼ Languages Afrikaans](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/055/047/CGbjS.png "CGbjS.png")
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