Let's Hear it for Paul the Octopus: the Real Hero of this World Cup

Spain’s victory Sunday in the World Cup has people wondering how Paul, the “Oracle” octopus predicted the historic win over the Netherlands. And for that matter, how does Paul forecast so many other football matches
with such perfection? The mollusk’s on a run with his predictions, scoring a perfect record, 8-for-8, for the 2010 World Cup. Earlier the octopus
accurately predicted Germany would beat Uruguay in the World Cup’s third place match on Saturday. Paul also foresaw all four of Germany’s wins and two of its losses.

Paul, who lives in a tank at a Sea Life
Centre in Oberhausen, Germany, shows his predictions by picking between two clear plastic boxes. Each box holds a tasty snack, either a mussel or an oyster, and has the flag of the country of a World Cup competitor. The box Paul opens and eats from first is considered the future winner. Paul’s predictions have been 100% correct for the 2010 World Cup, and have been reported to be 86% (12/14) correct overall. Not bad for a “common” octopus... http://indyposted.com/32120/paul-oracle-octopus-world-cup-predictions-spain-netherlands/

Supporters of the Mannschaft want to know. :evilgrin: