A few weeks ago I mentioned a competition in South Africa to come up with ideas of how to recycle or dispose of millions of vuvuzelas left over from the World Cup. As it turns out, some very innovative suggestions were received. The Los Angeles Times reports:
Anyone who attempted to watch a single World Cup match this summer with the volume on probably had a suggestion or two about what all those fans in South Africa should do with their vuvuzelas.
Most of those suggestions probably weren't all that practical, let alone printable.
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The winning design, submitted as a sketch by Cape Town resident Megan Bernstein, depicts earrings constructed of several circular cross-sections of the horn dangling inside one another according to size.
A panel of South African artists and designers chose Bernstein's design Tuesday from more than 150 photographs, videos and sketches submitted for the contest that began shortly after the end of the World Cup in July.
According to the competition's website, "The winners will be handed over to local artists and craftsmen to produce for themselves to sell around the world. They’ll get all the proceeds. You’ll get all the glory."
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Some of the suggested uses for the horn are humorous (such as a muzzle for Mel Gibson), but a lot of the designs do appear to be pretty feasible, in a quirky sort of way (tables, chairs, xylophones, lighting fixtures, dog accessories of all sorts, toilet paper holders, cocktail shakers, tools ... you name it).
There's more at the link.
Head over to the competition Web site to see other suggestions, some practical, some just plain goofy!
Peter
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