10 things you didn't know about a vuvuzela

To celebrate the impending return of our great football team after we lose this afternoon's match, here's my list of interesting facts about the vuvuzela :
1. It's exactly 1 metre long (about 3'3")
   
2. It comes in two different lengths
   
3. The shorter horn is 58cm long and is tuned to B flat
   
4. It's totally silent - you use a brass instrument technique of blowing through compressed lips to create a buzz
   
5. It was discovered by accident by a bloke blowing a bicycle horn with the rubber bulb removed
   
6. The first vuvuzela was made of aluminium but was banned from matches as it was considered a dangerous weapon!
   
7. The sound level of the instrument has been measured at 127 decibels
   
8. Its also called a "lepatata" (its Tswana name)
   
9. They have been associated with permanent noise-induced hearing loss
   
10. They spread colds and flu viruses on a greater scale than coughing or shouting
    
    As I live near my local football ground and parking is a nightmare on match days (despite the fact the there are no parking notices in our road), so if they drive away supporters from outside my house then I WANT ONE

+ + + + LATE NEWS + + + +
They've been banned at Wimbledon! (Which is a shame as they would have drowned out the grunting!)