Saturday, July 10, 2010

Paul the Psychic Octopus

The World Cup final has just begun, but one sea creature already knows how this match will end. Paul the Psychic Octopus has predicted Spain. This octopus performs his predictions by entering the box of food with the flag of his pick on it. Apparently, he has not been wrong yet this World Cup. A German native, Paul even dared to speak the ugly truth when he "knew" Germany would be defeated. (He has predicted the German win in the third place game.) Paul has become an icon during the last month, even the Spanish Prime Minister has joked that he would provide protection for the bold octopus.
Above, Paul dared to (correctly) predict Spain over his native Germany.

See Paul Predict:

Hoax? Psychic Animal? The next 90 minutes will show whether Paul's powers are completely reliable.

Skeptic ask: Is the octopus' handler just putting better food in one box? Perhaps, but then it seems the owner may be psychic himself...

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