[url]http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/06/18/2010-06-18_vuvuzela_injures_south_african_womans_throat_after_she_blew_the_horn_too_hard_at.html[/url]
[release]The vuvuzela really blows.
We know the plastic horns trumpeted by World Cup fans are annoying. Now they’ve become a health hazard.
A South African woman ruptured her throat by blowing the horn too hard, doctors told her.
The 3-foot noisemaker has become the unofficial symbol of the 2010 World Cup.
The horns have riled thousands of fans, players and commentators with their ear-piercing sound that resembles a beehive about to burst.
For 29-year-old Yvonne Mayer, the horn proved dangerous, too.
She said a co-worker gave her the horn and she brought it along to watch South Africa’s opening match with Mexico. She admits she was "blowing it as hard as I could."
"At first I thought I'd gone down with a bug, but the next day it was worse. When I went to the doctor, he took a look and then laughed," she told the Daily Mail.
"He said I'd ruptured my throat by blowing too hard, and that perhaps I had been doing it all wrong."
The forceful blowing put a tear in her throat, but no long-term damage is expected.
Mayer would have spoken sooner about the injury but she was following doctor’s orders: no talking. She’s also done with her vuvuzela.
"I thought I was blowing it right," she said. "Perhaps I was trying too hard."[/release]
That's what she gets for playing it.
Guess she blew out her throat.
Oh my, that article is dirty.
Haha, now they will use this as a reason to ban them
[QUOTE=Ergolicious;22719582]Guess she blew out her throat.[/QUOTE]
You don't say.
I hope this happens to every one of those vuvuzela playing bastards.
There's a 'In Soviet Russia' joke in there somewhere.
It should've been permanent because she was probably an annoying bitch
[QUOTE=ZCaliber;22719620]There's a 'In Soviet Russia' joke in there somewhere.[/QUOTE]
In soviet russia, vuvuzela blow you!
[QUOTE=Carbon Knight;22720044]"We will play the vuvuzela till we die!"[/QUOTE]
Or become deaf. Whichever comes first.
Wow, that really BZZZZZZZZZ BZZZ BZZZZZZZ for her!
How hard did she blow it?
[QUOTE=BagMinge101;22720117]How hard did she blow it?[/QUOTE]
hard enough :smug:
That's fitting. I find it a shame that something that occurs only every four years had to be ruined by the constant obnoxious buzzing by people forcing their culture down everyone else's throats/ears.
That really sucks, the family has my condolenBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
this is news how?
[QUOTE=WickedIcon;22720158]That really sucks, the family has my condolenBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ[/QUOTE]
I know. I mean, I hope they all BZZZZ BZZZZZZZZZZ BZ BZ BZZZZZZZ before BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
They could always jusBZZZZZZZ.
You'd think she would have slowed down a bit after she started feeling intense pain in her neck..
:q:
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;22720206]You'd think she would have slowed down a bit after she started feeling intense pain in her neck..[/QUOTE]
She was dedicated to her team.
Live by the horn. Die by the horn.
They can keep the drums in the stadiums because they're just cool, but these vuvuzelas are just becoming more trouble then they're worth.
:toot:
Sucks.
haha good
Saying a vuvuzela is dangerous to the user is like saying a pen is dangerous if you stab yourself in the eye with it.
You can even rupture your throat out without a vuvuzela. Just pretend you have one and blow as hard as you can for extended periods of time.
Imagine if everyone who is blowing the vuvuzela ruptured their throat at the same time.
Ban ban BAN
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