Paul, The Wcup Predicting Octopus Dies

Paul, the Psychic Octopus, who correctly called the winners of last summer's World Cup, has died. He would have been 3 in January.

"Management and staff at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre were devastated to discover that oracle octopus Paul, who achieved global renown during the recent World Cup, had passed away overnight," the aquarium in Germany said in a statement Tuesday. No further details were given.

Born in January 2008 in Weymouth, England, Paul accurately forecast the results of all but two of Germany's games during Euro 2008 (he slipped up on predicting the defeats to Croatia and Spain). At this summer's World Cup, he maintained a perfect record, correctly predicting all of Germany's results before picking Spain to beat Netherlands in the final.

Paul's method: His caretakers at the Sea Life Centre placed a mussel in each of two clear plastic containers within his tank, and each container was marked with the flag of the competing soccer team. Paul always took his first mussel from the container bearing the flag of the team he "knew" would win.
– Stephen M. SIlverman


http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20436926,00.html

Posted: at 26-10-2010 07:57 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Sounds fetish & scary!

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Posted: at 27-10-2010 09:37 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

such is life now , just like lantern too , it brought light to all the surounding but its underneth is so dark

Posted: at 27-10-2010 10:51 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master

Very sad, but I am sure he could be made into a nice dish of Calamari ......

Posted: at 21-11-2010 11:05 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Gud to hear

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Posted: at 4-09-2015 10:41 AM (8 years ago) | Hero