So I’m pretty sure we all heard it by now: that annoying buzzing sound during the FIFA World Cup games. In case you don’t already know, this sound is caused by the thousands of fans blowing something called a vuvuzela. The simple solution? Ban it! Though they’ve already tried that and it didn’t work.

It seems that the South African community complained that the vuvuzela was a part of their culture and how you can’t play soccer without it. The FIFA commission was quick to listen to the outcries, after all South Africa is the host the the event. Oh good Lord, how would anyone play soccer without annoying horns blowing all the time.

That’s another thing I don’t get, why are the horns blowing ALL THE TIME? I understand blowing the horn during a goal or save, but all the time? Isn’t that a bit excessive?

Now, we all know how loud it is on TV, just imagine how loud it is in person. Well, it’s about as loud as a power saw at 3 feet. Now imagine thousands of these power saws all around you. It’s no surprise that all this loud noise has forced people attending the games to buy ear plugs, leaving most pharmacies in the area sold out. If it’s so distracting to the fans, imagine the players. They actually have to concentrate during the game. Some people were even as disrespectful as blowing them during national anthems.

So what can be done about these vuvuzelas? Well there are dozens of online petitions going around. They did start making quieter vuvuzelas, so hopefully that will help. Certain TV stations are also thinking of running  the audio feed through a filter to remove/reduce the noise of the vuvuzela. Godspeed.