World Cup: The Vuvuzela In Pictures
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 11:32
in Mathematics & Economics
If you've watched any World Cup matches at all (and statistically, if you have not, you are not reading this article) you have been aware of an omnipresent drone in the background - and you might know it is the biggest swarm of mutant bees you ever imagined or South Africa's revenge for Apartheid-based boycotts in the 1980s. They call it a vuvuzela - I call it a B♭plastic trumpet from hell. And I am not alone. But if you're watching it on TV, the networks are using noise cancellation to block a lot of it out. That's right, the sound you are hearing is reduced thanks to the magic of post-processing. read more