Sound the Great Shofar

תקע בשופר גדול

The sound this thing makes can be deafening and sounds a lot like a shofar.
Is this a precursor to the Shofar that's gonna be sounded when Moshiach comes? Maybe this is Hashem's way of preparing the world, go figure...

Vuvuzela

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Vuvuzela made of plastic

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The vuvuzela (English pronunciation: /vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/) , sometimes called a "lepatata" (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is a blowing horn approximately 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length. It is commonly blown by fans at football matches in South Africa.^[1] The instrument requires some lip and lung strength to blow and emits a loud monotone (B♭3). A similar instrument (known as corneta in Brazil and other Latin American countries) is used by football fans in South America.^[2] Vuvuzelas have been controversial.^[3] They have been associated with permanent noise-induced hearing loss,^[4] cited as a possible safety risk when spectators cannot hear evacuation announcements,^[5] and potentially spread colds and flu viruses on a greater scale than coughing or shouting.^[6][7] Commentators have described the sound as "annoying" and "satanic" ^[8] and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants,"^[9] "a deafening swarm of locusts,"^[10] "a goat on the way to slaughter"^[11] and "a giant hive full of very angry bees."^[12].
The sound level of the instrument has been measured at 127 decibels^[13][4] contributing to football matches with dangerously high sound pressure levels for unprotected ears.^[14] A new model, however, announced on 14 June 2010, has a modified mouthpiece which is claimed to reduce the volume by 20 dB(A).^[13]