Paul predicting Germany's victory over Argentina
There’s an octopus in the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, named Paul. Paul is a normal octopus, except for one very special gift: he predicts the outcome of Germany’s football matches. He’s been in the trade since the Euro 2008, but apparently his psychic abilities have matured and he’s on full blast for the 2010 World Cup.
This is how the divination process goes. Paul is presented with two transparent boxes with equal amounts of his favorite food inside. Each of the boxes also has the flags of the two countries playing each other, Germany and whoever they’re playing against. The box that Paul feeds from is the one that he chooses to win the match.
So far Paul has got all his predictions right, right down to the win over England. In his last session, Paul predicts that Germany will beat Argentina.
Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing Paul in the commentary box next to John Motson, or perhaps doing some post-match recalls with Graeme Souness. At least he gets more predictions right.
