A humorous trivial: Once two donkeys fell in a deep well and were trying their best to come out. People were shouting from outside and talking to each other, that they can’t make it and will die. Hearing this, one donkey loses his confidence and dies on spot. But the other donkey didn’t lose his confidence and constantly tried hard to come out of that well. He finally came out. (This donkey was deaf). Hearing the de-motivation from the spectators the first donkey died on the spot but it did not move the other donkey’s confidence, as he was deaf and took that shouting as a motivation/support from the crowd, which leads him to finally come out.
Music/sound has the power to generate emotions. It has a strange irresistible energy that can affect our minds and moods. It is so aesthetically pleasing to ears and is promptly appreciated by the mind without the need of a formal knowledge. Spectators singing, shouting, chanting at sports-ground has oriented-effects on the players performing for their respective countries. Spectators make noises to back a team/player that brings extra energy to players’ performances.
People come in great numbers to watch their favorite sports. They chant, sing, shout, and celebrate to show support for their favorite players/team. After watching sports for so many years, I always heard players’ saying after their matches: “I thank the crowd, for supporting me. The crowd was so encouraging”. It shows that spectators also play significantly roles during matches.
I have watched many live matches on the sports-ground and have loved the noise generated by thousands of spectators. The sound of the music generated by thousands of spectators is no way less than any music blockbuster movie of whose sound you remember for years. I remembered once during a live match, small crowd at my opposite stands started chanting something and soon the whole stadium was in the grip of that sound. The whole stadium was buzzing with that sound and I too was shouting my throat out. The team that we were shouting slogans for had won at the end. Backing of the crowd boosts the team’s morale to its highest standards.
But imagine, when you don’t hear that noise in a stadium or any chant, slogans, songs by the spectators and hear only Vuvuzela?? Vuvuzela is a plastic trumpet, which makes a distinctive noise when blown. It can easily be compared with an elephant blowing their trunk. It is very irritating if it is blown constantly. It’s like someone behind my car honking like mad at me. The fun of being at a stadium is just get lost by this vociferous air horn.
Vuvuzelas can produce up to 130DB (Source: Smemon), which is higher than a drum, referee’s whistle, chainsaw or air horn. It’s equal to the noise of a jet taking off 300 metres away. Imagine, what will happen when thousands of them are blown constantly for 90 minutes or long. They can lead to long term hearing problems.
Vuvuzela is a curse for this FIFA world cup. Strong teams are getting out of the world cup. Patrice Evra, France said at a press conference: “We can’t sleep at night because of the vuvuzelas. People start playing them from 6am. We can’t hear one another out on the pitch because of them.” Cristiano Ronaldo says “It is difficult for anyone on the pitch to concentrate.” Many players have shown their disgust about the vuvuzelas, but because FIFA has officially confirmed that vuvuzela – will be allowed into stadiums during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
It should be banned. Let us erupt with emotions, bring back that same joy and bring the stadium live once again by our chants/slogans and not mere by blowing elephant’s plastic trunk.
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