There's an ear-splitting din at the World Cup tournament in South Africa with thousands of vuvuzela aficionados having a good time blowing their trumpets.
But the colourful, noisy plastic trumpets may be facing a ban if World Cup officials think the racket is threatening to deafen players and viewers alike.
Already, World Cup organising committee chief Danny Jordan was reported in an interview with the BBC as saying that they are not ruling out the option of banning vuvuzelas.
According to AFP, criticism of the vuvuzelas has been almost as loud as the instruments. Broadcasting companies covering the World Cup matches are complaining the din is almost drowning out commentary.
If the incessant noise has anything to do with a team's performance, then we can believe that France's poor display in their 0-0 draw with Uruguay was due to the vuvuzela racket as claimed by Les Bleus captain Patrice Evra.
"We can't sleep at night because of the vuvuzelas. People start playing them from 6 a.m. We can't hear one another out on the pitch because of them," the Frenchman was reported as saying.
Even on Facebook, YouTube and other sites online, a passionate debate is going on about the pros and cons of the vuvuzela.
When thousands of this thing are being blown at full volume, it's going to sound like a swarm of angry bees buzzing in your ear, and as one newspaper put it, an elephant in distress.
While the World Cup tournament is in progress in the Rainbow Nation, you can't escape the noise - it's everywhere. Not only at the football stadiums, but in shopping malls, hotels, and on the streets.
However, despite all the noise, FIFA president Sepp Blatter was reported to have given his blessing, saying Africa is about dance and music, and moaning about the instrument bordered on discrimination. - Originally published at Markkscript's Posterous
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