Psychic octopus predicts 2010 World Cup winners
A German octopus named Paul has been successfully predicting the winners of several World Cup matches and has become the star of the 2010 contest.
An octopus named Paul has become the surprise star of this year’s FIFA World Cup after successfully predicting the outcome of several matches of the tournament. Paul, who lives in an aquarium based in Germany’s Oberhausen, has been shocking football fans across the world with his apparent psychic abilities. The phenomenal accuracy of Paul’s predictions has shot the octopus to international fame and made him a true icon of the game and the 2010 contest.
The prophetic Paul is presented with two portions of mussels representing the competing teams. He communicates the winner by eating a mussel marked with the victorious country. So far, Paul has been extraordinarily successful – predicting many of Germany’s wins in one of the most high profile sporting events of the year.
Paul fans, meanwhile, have been quick to set up tributes to the octopus with admirers located in all parts of the globe. A special facebook site has already opened in his honor to celebrate his psychic prowess. Those who do not share the enthusiasm, however, will be amused to hear of an additional page offering octopus recipes so that you can serve up your very own ‘psychic octopus’ dish in style. Whatever your preference, it’s clear that Paul the Octopus will long be remembered as one of the highlight’s of the 2010 World Cup. As many recover from the final showdown, others will no doubt be keen to explore the secrets of the animal kingdom which continue to amaze and surprise. It remains to be seen what the year ahead will have in store for Paul but perhaps only he can say...
