Octopus Paul [1] Octopus "Paul", full name Pau Gasol. He was born in England and grew up in Germany. Now lives in Oberhausen Oceanarium, Germany. Paul has "successfully predicted" Germany's victory over Australia and Ghana and its loss to Serbia in the group stage at the World Cup in South Africa. In the quarter-finals of the World Cup, Germany will defeat Argentina. On the evening of July 3, Germany played against Argentina, and finally defeated the Argentine team 4:0 to enter the semi-finals. Immediately afterwards, he successfully predicted that Germany would lose 0:1 against Spain. The prediction rate of this World Cup in South Africa was 100, and all 6 games were successful! His prediction for the European Cup events also had a hit rate of 80%.
[Edit this paragraph] Predict the game
1. After consecutively predicting the first four games of the German team in this World Cup, the already world-famous octopus "Paul" made another prediction Prediction: In the quarter-finals of the World Cup, the German team will defeat the Argentina team led by Maradona and advance to the semi-finals. 2. The performance of the octopus "Paul" seems to indicate that the ongoing showdown between the two teams is likely to be a draw and will be decided by penalty kicks. In the end, the German team, which is good at taking penalty kicks, will win. In the quarter-finals of the last World Cup, Argentina and Germany drew 1-1 after 120 minutes. The German team eliminated Argentina in the penalty shootout. Octopus Paul predicts the results of the game: 2008 European Cup: 5 out of 6; prediction success rate: 83. The first game of the group stage predicts Germany to beat Poland. The result: Germany wins 2-0. The second game of the group stage predicts Germany to lose to Croatia. The result: Germany loses 1-2. Prediction of Germany beating Austria in the final match of the group stage. Result: Germany will win 1-0 in the quarter-finals. Prediction of Germany beating Portugal. Result: Germany will win 3-2 in the semi-finals. Prediction of Germany beating Turkey. Result: Germany will win 3-2 in the final. Prediction of Germany beating Spain. Result: Germany loses 0-1. 2010 World Cup: 6 hits; prediction success rate so far: 100. Predicted Germany to beat Australia in the first game of the group stage. Result: Germany won 4-0. Predicted Germany to lose to Serbia in the second game. Result: Germany lost 0-1 in the group. Prediction of Germany beating Ghana in the final match. Result: Germany will win 1-0 in the 1/8 finals. Prediction of Germany beating England. Result: Germany will win 4-1 in Octopus Paul. Prediction of Spain winning the quarter-finals. Prediction of Germany beating Argentina. Result: Germany will win 4-0 in 2010. -7-8-2:30——Prediction of Germany's loss to Spain in the semi-finals: Germany loses 0-1[2]
[Edit this paragraph] Prediction method
1. Ocean The librarian put the shells with the flags of Germany and Argentina respectively into the glass jar. Unlike the shell from Germany that was the fastest to take out before the game against England, the octopus "Paul" was a little "hesitant" about the showdown between Germany and Argentina. It took me an hour to think about it” but eventually I took out the shell with the German flag on it. Octopus Paul predicted that Germany would knock out England in the eighth round. 2. Paul kept staring at the glass tank with the German flag. It was not until he saw that we were about to take away both glass tanks that he finally jumped to the glass tank with the German flag. A spokesman for the aquarium said: "These actions indicate that Saturday's game will be a very tough game and may go into overtime." Penalty shootout. But it was Germany that won in the end. However, the final result was beyond everyone's expectations, Germany defeated Argentina 4:0. 3. Although the octopus "Paul" currently lives in Germany, the spokesperson said that there is no need to worry that he will prefer his current country. Because he was born in the UK and is a "descendant of many generations of immigrants", his ancestors may also come from Argentina. Prediction of England VS Germany Prediction of Germany VS Argentina
[Edit this paragraph] Match of the Century
Octopus Paul and Crow Mouth Pele’s Match of the Century Before the start of the Germany-Argentina war, Octopus Paul and Crow Mouth Bailey launched the "prophetic" showdown of the century.
On July 1, before the Germany-Ageria war, football king Pele once again spoke out, claiming that he was optimistic about the German team in the Germany-Agera war. He also told the media: "The German team has already told the world about the European Cup two years ago. They have shown that they can play very beautiful offensive football, and they have convinced me of this in this World Cup." This can not help but frighten German fans, because Pele's "predictions" always run counter to the actual results. But another prediction master of this World Cup, the German octopus Paul, stood by the German team before the game. In this World Cup, the little octopus Paul, who was born in England and grew up in Germany, guessed correctly in all four previous games of the German team. When facing the battle between Adelaide and Germany, he chose the German team as the final winner after an hour of "thoughtful consideration". The results of the game also proved that the strength of the little octopus Paul is higher than the "crow's mouth" of the football king Pele. The German team successfully eliminated Argentina and advanced to the semi-finals. This also made Argentinian fans very dissatisfied. They claimed on the website that they would cook and eat this star octopus living in the Oberhausen Oceanarium.
[Edit this paragraph] Media reports
The Afghan media was so angry that they wanted to cook it up. As the German team passed the World Cup, the lucky star of the German team, a dog named Paul The magical octopus has gradually become known to fans around the world. Prior to this, the octopus had successfully predicted the German team's defeat of Ghana and England. Of course, the defeat against Serbia did not escape Paul's prediction. Before this game, Paul predicted that Serbia would win this game, and the Serbian lived up to expectations and won this focus game with an outstanding performance. Before the game, Paul's extraordinary prediction ability aroused fear in the Argentine media. The Daily even angrily wrote this magical octopus into the recipe: "We only need four ordinary potatoes, olive oil, and a little Pepper. That alone is enough to bring Paul down," star chef Nicolas Bedlo wrote cruelly on his Facebook: "We have to grab it and put it on paper. We beat the octopus to make it predict what we wanted, and then dipped it in boiling water." Apparently, the Argentinian was eager to turn the octopus named Paul into "seafood soup." It’s no wonder that the Argentinians resent this octopus so much. Paul’s superb prediction ability is indeed terrifying: before the start of each game, Paul will make a choice in a glass tank marked with the flag of the opposing team. The team Paul chooses will become The winner of the game. In the previous four games of the German team, Paul's predictions were completely correct. Therefore, when Paul chose a glass jar marked with the German flag before this game, all the German fans couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and the Argentinians were inevitably nervous about it. Sure enough, the boys of the German team lived up to the trust of Mr. Octopus. Argentina, the favorite, advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Paul, the magical octopus, continued to write his own prediction legend. Now, when the German team launches its final attack on the world championship title, people will not forget Mr. Paul's contribution. Now it seems that the Germans must protect the team's "lucky star", because the losing Argentinians are eagerly trying to make it into a "seafood soup."
[Edit this paragraph] Latest predictions
Paul predicts the second final [3] Paul predicts the second final 2 [4] Octopus Paul predicts Spain to defeat Germany in the semi-finals to advance to the finals At 11:00 noon local time on July 6th in Germany (17:00 Beijing time on the 6th), an octopus from the much-watched Oberhausen Aquarium was dispatched. The octopus named Paul made predictions about the World Cup semi-finals between Germany and Spain. In the end, Paul chose Spain - which means that it believes that the European champion Spain will defeat the powerful German team in the semi-finals to enter the final. When the World Cup is in full swing, no one would have thought that so many people in the world would care about an octopus and care so much about his predictions. Since the start of the World Cup, Paul, who lives in the Oberhausen Aquarium in Germany, has made predictions for all the German team's games, and the probability of guessing so far is 100.
As the game entered the semifinals, fans who cared about the team's outcome began to track Paul's every move. The staff of the Oberhausen Aquarium informed in advance that "Operation Octopus" in the semifinals would be at 11:00 local time on the 6th. As this moment approached, the Oberhausen Aquarium's website was severely overloaded, causing the page to fail to open properly. In addition, Germany made a text live broadcast of "Operation Octopus" on its website, which attracted the attention of a large number of netizens. In the end, Octopus Paul chose Spain. While announcing the results, the live broadcaster on the website said: "I hope Loew's boys can turn the situation around and save this semi-final." However, in the 2008 European Cup, Paul was exactly in Wrong prediction for Germany vs. Spain. But in the end, Paul's miraculous prediction was successful, Spain 1:0 Germany. So, now it is the Germans who want to make octopus Paul into "seafood soup"... Paul's latest prediction: The championship and third place will belong to Paul on the afternoon of July 9th. Predictions were made for the finals and third place match of the World Cup in South Africa. Paul predicts who will win third place. Paul predicts who will win the championship.
[Edit this paragraph] "Prophecy Emperor"
He can be called the best "Prophecy Emperor" in the World Cup. In the early morning of July 8th, Beijing time, with the help of popular predictions, Joel's header scored, Spain defeated Germany 1-0, advanced to the World Cup finals, and is expected to win the world championship for the first time. In addition to this game, Octopus Paul's 6 predictions about the German team in this World Cup were all correct, with an accuracy rate of 100%. It is amazing, and he can be called the best "predictor" of the World Cup. Currently, Octopus Paul has made a total of 12 predictions, 11 of which were correct, with an accuracy rate of 92% and an accuracy comparable to that of a computer. Of course, the 12 games predicted by Octopus Paul all ended up with winners and losers, and none of them was a draw, which also made predicting the results of the games a lot easier, but it was enough to highlight the accuracy of Squidward's predictions. [5]
[Edit this paragraph] Scientific interpretation
Because of the World Cup, the octopus "Paul" is extremely red. Why did the Germans choose not a crocodile, not a shark, not a whale, not a giant salamander, but an octopus to predict the game? In fact, serious Germans know that the octopus is an extremely intelligent marine animal. Octopus Octopus has a very developed brain and can distinguish itself in the mirror. It can also get out of the maze designed by scientists and eat crabs outside the maze. It has three hearts, two memory systems, and 500 million neurons in its brain. It can be called an escape master. In order to avoid being hunted by "predators", the octopus uses the well-known mimicry camouflage technique and sacrifices its "wrist". ", and can also use his two legs to "walk" to escape. In the tropical waters of Indonesia, an octopus called Majinettes was photographed. When facing danger or encountering a diver, this octopus will bend and fold six of its eight "claws" upward to make a gesture. It looks like a coconut shell, and the remaining two "claws" will stand on the sea floor, secretly moving backwards, like a small moving coconut, escaping by walking backwards and striding, the posture is very funny. Another species, the walnut-sized Eculites octopus, also walks on two legs, but its other six legs are stretched out to mimic the appearance of seaweed. Obviously, the octopus has no joints in its arms and legs, and no bones or muscles, but it does this. Biologists believe that the octopus's way of moving its arms is very unique, and its camouflage "skill" does require a little "brain". It turns out that octopuses have "conceptual thinking" and can solve complex problems on their own. This ability gives them the ability to "walk" on two legs. Because octopuses are considered to be the most intelligent among invertebrates, the Germans chose octopuses to predict the World Cup. In the 2010 World Cup, the octopus "Paul" only predicted Germany's games and won 5 consecutive games. It turns out that octopus prediction is a trick played by the Germans. Some people may ask why other countries don’t use octopuses to predict the outcome of their national teams. The answer is that the color of the German flag is exactly the color of the food that octopuses like to eat. Stable structural myoglobin is a necessary condition for octopuses to survive in the deep sea. Octopuses are keen on eating crustaceans such as shrimps and crabs because of astaxanthin.
Astaxanthin is the strongest antioxidant and is necessary to ensure the stability of myoglobin structure without being oxidized. Shrimp and crab are rich in astaxanthin, and the red substance in cooked shrimp and crab is astaxanthin. Therefore, the rule of the game is that the container covered with the flag must have these foods in order to attract the octopus to climb in. The German flag is black, red and yellow, which are the colors of the octopus's favorite food. They are clearly two prawns hiding in the darkness. Attacking such a target is definitely his first choice. The flag of Australia is dark blue with red rice characters. The octopus thinks the food is too small and will not choose it, so Australia loses. The flag of Serbia not only has a red shrimp, but also a red crab. The octopus thought it was more attractive, so it did not choose Germany. Germany lost. It stands to reason that the flag of Ghana is similar to the flag of Germany, but precisely because of the five stars, the octopus thought it was impurity or dangerous, so it chose Germany instead, so Ghana is slightly behind Germany. What about England? A striking red cross was offensive to the octopus, but instead prompted the octopus to choose Germany. As a result, England was defeated. It was Argentina's turn. There was no color to attract the octopus, and a defeat was inevitable. On July 6, 2010, before "Paul" made his prediction, someone analyzed that if Germany played Spain in the semi-finals, if the octopus were to choose, Germany would have no chance at all. Because the flag of Spain is three prawns and a crab. As it turns out, Squidward did choose Spain. In the vast nature, almost all molluscs are color blind, and most of their eyes have degenerated. And octopuses are obviously not color blind. Octopuses have abundant cones and rods and can distinguish colors keenly. The eyes of octopuses are very similar to those of vertebrates, with corneas, lenses, iris and retinas that can focus images. However, it differs from the vertebrate eye in that it focuses light by adjusting the distance between the lens and the retina, whereas vertebrates focus light by changing the size of the lens. Octopuses can recognize shapes, color shades and textures of objects. Another difference is that the octopus has no blind spots in its eyes; its nerve cells are on the outside of its eyeballs. [6]