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'''Paul the octopus''' is an [[octopus]], who lives in Sea life aquarium in [[Oberhausen]] [[Germany]]. Paul, who sometimes is called a "[[psychic]] octopus" or an "[[oracle]] octopus", is famous for his ability to predict the winner in the games, in which the German national [[soccer]] team is playing, in 9 cases out of 10.<ref name=Monitor/> |
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==How it works== |
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| name = Paul Oktopus |
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| image = Oktopus-Orakel Paul mit Schuh.JPG |
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| caption = Paul the Octopus |
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| species = ''[[Octopus vulgaris]]''<ref>[http://www.aquarium.co.za/blog/entry/psychic_octopus_paul_picks_spain_over_germany_in_world_cup_semi-final1/ www.aquarium.co.za]</ref> |
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| gender = [[Male]] |
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| birthdate = 2008 |
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| birthplace = [[England]] |
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| occupation = Oracle |
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| known = Making predictions for [[Germany national football team]] matches |
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'''Paul the Octopus''' or ''Paul Oktopus''<ref>Referring to a book of [[Boy Lornsen]], ''Der Tintenfisch Paul Oktopus. Gedichte für neugierige Kinder (Paul Octopus, the Inkfish, Poems for curious children)'', by Boy Lornsen, posthumous edition 2009, Manfred Boje Verlag ISBN 9783414821485</ref> is a two-year-old [[common octopus]] with a history of correctly predicting the results of major [[Germany national football team|German international football]] matches,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/10420131.stm '' 'Psychic' octopus predicts Germany victory over England''], BBC News, 25 June 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1289549/WORLD-CUP-2010-Paul-Oracle-Octopus-predicts-Germany-beat-England.html '' Traitor! Paul the Oracle Octopus predicts Germany will beat England...''], The Daily Mail Online, 25 June 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/fussball-wm-2010-suedafrika/2010/06/23/deutsch/kraken-orakel/verspricht-sieg.html '' Kraken-Orakel verspricht Sieg''], Bild, 23 June 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/06/26/paul-the-octopus-is-a-sucker-pundit-115875-22361809/#axzz0sIWEKj3X '' England's World Cup hopes dealt a blow by psychic octopus''], Mirror.co.uk, 26 June 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,702349,00.html ''Paul the Octopus Predicts a German Advance''], Spiegel Online, 23 June 2010</ref> especially in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. This total rate of 11 out of 12 games correct constitutes a significant deviation from what flipping a coin would suggest, using a [[Binomial test]]. A fair coin would guess at least 11 out of 12 games correctly only 1 time in 315. |
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Two clear plastic boxes with food (usually [[oysters]]) are lowered down to the aquarium's tank. The boxes have the [[flag]]s of two countries attached to them. One box has a German flag, the other box has a flag of the nation the German's team is schedule to play with. Then Paul's handler let the eight-legs creature into the tank. Whatever country that flag is attached to the box Paul is to open, and to get his treat from is almost certain to win the game.<ref name=Monitor/><ref name=psychic/> |
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Paul was hatched at the Sea Life Park in [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]], [[England]]<ref>{{cite news|title=''World Cup 2010: 10 things you didn't know about Paul the psychic octopus''|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/7877034/World-Cup-2010-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-Paul-the-psychic-octopus.html|newspaper=[[The Telegraph]]|date=7 July 2010|accessdate=7 July 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/29/AR2010062901937.html "Psychic Octopus picks Germany to beat Argentina"], Washington Post/Reuters, 29 June 2010</ref> but currently resides at the [[Sea Life Centres|Sea Life Aquarium]] in [[Oberhausen]], [[Germany]]. Before German international football matches, Paul is presented with food in two identical containers; one container is marked with the flag of Germany and the other is marked with the flag of Germany's opponent. In each instance, Paul's choice of food is interpreted as his predicted victor. Paul is reported to have correctly chosen the winner in five of Germany's six [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA Euro 2008]] matches,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/10420131.stm '' 'Psychic' octopus predicts Germany victory over England''], BBC News, 25 June 2010</ref>, predicting that Germany would win every match except a loss to Croatia, but incorrectly predicting Germany's victory over Spain in the final in 2008.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10521867.stm '' German 'psychic' octopus predicts victory for Spain ''], BBC News, 6 July 2010</ref> He correctly chose the winner in each of Germany's six matches in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], including [[Germany national football team|Germany]]'s loss to [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] during the group phase, and a loss to [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in semifinals.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/10420131.stm '' 'Psychic' octopus predicts Germany victory over England''], BBC News, 25 June 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1289549/WORLD-CUP-2010-Paul-Oracle-Octopus-predicts-Germany-beat-England.html '' Traitor! Paul the Oracle Octopus predicts Germany will beat England...''], The Daily Mail Online, 25 June 2010</ref><ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_germany_octopus_oracle_world_cup ''Octopus Paul predicts German win over Argentina''], Associated Press, 29 June 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/06/26/paul-the-octopus-is-a-sucker-pundit-115875-22361809/#axzz0sIWEKj3X '' England's World Cup hopes dealt a blow by psychic octopus''], Mirror.co.uk, 26 June 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/germany/7874714/Germany-v-Spain-Paul-the-psychic-octopus-predicts-World-Cup-defeat-for-Joachim-Low.html ''Germany v Spain: Paul the psychic octopus predicts World Cup defeat for Joachim Löw''] Telegraph.co.uk, 6 July 2010</ref> |
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==The history== |
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First time Paul was tried during [[UEFA Euro 2008]]. He was correct in 80% of the predictions he made, but he got wrong the final play. Paul predicted the win of Germany, but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008#Final the actual winner was Spain].<ref name=Monitor/><ref name=psychic/> |
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Paul was able to predict the winner for all six plays for German's team in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] that they have played so far. In particular for [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D]], in which German's team played, he predicted Germany win over [[Ghana]], he was right in his prediction in Germany win over [[Australia]], and he upset Germans fans, when he correctly predicted that Germany is to loose to [[Serbia]]<ref name="World Cup Octopus"/> In [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage]] Paul predicted Germany's win over [[England]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Germany_vs_England round of 16] and over [[Argentina]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Argentina_vs_Germany quarter finals]. For that last prediction Paul received death threats. Wrath of angry Argentinian fans blamed him for their team big lost 0 to 4 and threatened to eat him to avenge his prediction. |
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<ref name="Death threats"/>His keeper Oliver Walenciak is sure that the octopus is safe in his aquarium tank: |
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{{cquote|here are always people who want to eat our octopus but he is not shy and we are here to protect him as well. He will survive.<ref name="Death threats"/>}} |
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Paul also made a correct prediction for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Germany_vs_Spain semi finals], when he has chosen the box with Spain's flag. Some German supporters had a slight hope that Paul got it wrong, because of his incorrect prediction of the other play of the same teams in the finals of UEFA Euro 2008, but this time they were up for a disappointment. <ref name="Spain over Germany"/><ref name="World Cup Octopus"/> |
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<ref name=Monitor>{{cite web|title=Germany hopes Paul the Octopus is wrong|url = http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Discoveries/2010/0707/Germany-hopes-Paul-the-Octopus-is-wrong|publisher =[[Christian Science Monitor]]|date = July 7, 2010|author = Casey Bayer}}</ref> |
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<ref name=psychic>{{cite web|title=Paul the psychic octopus tips Spain |url = http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Sport/2010/07/07/Paul_the_psychic_octopus_tips_Spain_481960.html|publisher =[[Christian Science Monitor]]|date = July 7, 2010|author = }} |
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[[fr:Paul le poulpe]] |
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<ref name="World Cup Octopus">{{cite web|title= World Cup Octopus: Paul's Predictions Stun Germany|url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/world-cup-octopus-pauls-p_n_624597.html|date = 06-24-10 03:50|publisher = Huffington Post}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Death threats">{{cite web|title= Germany v Spain: Psychic octopus Paul unfazed by death threats, says keeper|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/germany/7877152/Germany-v-Spain-Psychic-octopus-Paul-unfazed-by-death-threats-says-keeper.html|date = July 7, 2010|publisher = Telegraph.co.UK|author = Thomas Hyde }}</ref> |
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<ref name="Spain over Germany">{{cite web|title= Octopus Paul predicts Spain over Germany in WCup|url= http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100706/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_octopus_oracle_world_cup_2|date = 07-06-10 03:50|publisher = }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:26, 8 July 2010
Paul the octopus is an octopus, who lives in Sea life aquarium in Oberhausen Germany. Paul, who sometimes is called a "psychic octopus" or an "oracle octopus", is famous for his ability to predict the winner in the games, in which the German national soccer team is playing, in 9 cases out of 10.[1]
How it works
Two clear plastic boxes with food (usually oysters) are lowered down to the aquarium's tank. The boxes have the flags of two countries attached to them. One box has a German flag, the other box has a flag of the nation the German's team is schedule to play with. Then Paul's handler let the eight-legs creature into the tank. Whatever country that flag is attached to the box Paul is to open, and to get his treat from is almost certain to win the game.[1][2]
The history
First time Paul was tried during UEFA Euro 2008. He was correct in 80% of the predictions he made, but he got wrong the final play. Paul predicted the win of Germany, but the actual winner was Spain.[1][2]
Paul's predictions for 2010 FIFA World Cup
Paul was able to predict the winner for all six plays for German's team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup that they have played so far. In particular for 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D, in which German's team played, he predicted Germany win over Ghana, he was right in his prediction in Germany win over Australia, and he upset Germans fans, when he correctly predicted that Germany is to loose to Serbia[3] In 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage Paul predicted Germany's win over England in round of 16 and over Argentina in quarter finals. For that last prediction Paul received death threats. Wrath of angry Argentinian fans blamed him for their team big lost 0 to 4 and threatened to eat him to avenge his prediction. [4]His keeper Oliver Walenciak is sure that the octopus is safe in his aquarium tank:
here are always people who want to eat our octopus but he is not shy and we are here to protect him as well. He will survive.[4]
Paul also made a correct prediction for the semi finals, when he has chosen the box with Spain's flag. Some German supporters had a slight hope that Paul got it wrong, because of his incorrect prediction of the other play of the same teams in the finals of UEFA Euro 2008, but this time they were up for a disappointment. [5][3]
References
- ^ a b c Casey Bayer (July 7, 2010). "Germany hopes Paul the Octopus is wrong". Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ a b "Paul the psychic octopus tips Spain". Christian Science Monitor. July 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "World Cup Octopus: Paul's Predictions Stun Germany". Huffington Post. 06-24-10 03:50.
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(help) - ^ a b Thomas Hyde (July 7, 2010). "Germany v Spain: Psychic octopus Paul unfazed by death threats, says keeper". Telegraph.co.UK.
- ^ "Octopus Paul predicts Spain over Germany in WCup". 07-06-10 03:50.
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