A vuvuzela is a long, thin plastic horn that some fans blow from the moment they enter the stadium until long after the final whistle sounds.
You can't change its pitch or its timbre, just its volume.
Someone with too much time on their hands broke out a decibel meter and found that a vuvuzela produce a sound between 113 decibels to 131 decibels.
So far the vuvuzelas have been the story of the World Cup.
Fans in the stands and at home have found the humming noise produced by the vuvuzelas annoying.
However, if you stopped watching the match between the U.S. and England because of the vuvuzela, guess what? You're OLD.
Nothing says you're old like changing the channel because you can't stand a sound.
If you can't endure the hum of the vuvuzela, or tune it out, for 90 minutes you're OLD.
It's the world's biggest sporting event. It only comes once every four years. How can you let a little noise shoo you away? Well, you can if you're OLD.
The only thing that's more of an indicator of OLDNESS than being unable to tolerate the vuvuzeals is if you've watch every World Cup game and have no idea what sound I'm talking about.
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