That German octopus has much to answer for…or rather, the aquarium that got lots of free advertising by promoting it as a soccer game predictor does. Now an Arizona aquarium has an octopus that ‘predicts’ the outcome of the Superbowl, and it’s getting annoying. I have a quarter in my pocket that predicts the outcome, too — heads, Seahawks; tails, Patriots.
Besides, octopus-picking and coin-flipping are irrelevant. Seahawks are going to win.
That’s what they made you think. “These aren’t the cephalopods you’re looking for.”
I dunno about them not having magical powers. I heard there was a professor up in Minnesota, they completely took over his brain.
(Hey, thanks. I just learned who is gonna be in the Super Bowl. I really had not known.)
But how could the Patriots possibly lose? Inconceivable!! Belacheck (sp?) won’t ever let it happen: tween eavesdropping on the enemies radio signals (twixt coach and Qback), to under-inflating Brady’s “special” set of balls for the game, to whatnot. The Pats can’t lose. Ever. (‘cept when they do lose, however…).
But if the Magic Octo says so, gotta happen. Magic, donchano. But, but but, NOT MAGIC, just those special eyes octos have; infused with thiotimeoline, gives them the ability to watch events of the future. We can only see the present, see we mustn’t rule what what is possible to the octo eyes.
edit @3:
see we mustn’t rule out what what is possible to the octo eyes.
You are aware that the Giant Pacific Octopus is found in Puget Sound? Inside info. Not magic.
Also, if the Patriots should win, there will be a great rising, and an end of humanity’s time. And Seattle shall be eaten first.
What is this “superb owl” you speak of? A subspecies of the great horned owl? It must be if you’re talking about Seattle, since that owl is found in that state.
Oh, come on, everyone knows god is just going to swoop down and make a team win at the last moment (you know — about halfway through the second quarter).
Nah it’s Teddy Bear the porcupine who knows who will win. And he’s cuter than some silly cephalopod.
Well P.Z, it was nice knowin’ ya! I hope the overlords go easy on you!
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Superbowl? Oh yeah, I learned from today’s xkcd that it’s happening sometime around now.
**spellcheck**@3: Bill Belichick
Octopodes do not have precognition…however they are able to phase through solid matter like Shadowcat, and at least a few of them can shoot laser beams out of their eyes.
@10, Eamon Knight
But did you learn anything else?
Let’s not forget the rare & magnificent Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus!
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Let the great nerd Super Bowl denying begin!
I can’t get the octopus video to play, but I’m pretty sure if they’d asked Pacific Northwest Arborial Octopus they’d have gotten the correct answer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_tree_octopus
@12: To avoid rattling on about one’s own obsessions. To take an interest in other people’s interests. Just because.
I’d rather have the laser eyes.
PZ:
Whether the Seahawks or the Patriots win the real winners will be the children at Christopher’s Haven or the kids at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
My inner cephalopod predicts the winner will be: Measles virus!
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2015/01/30/Arizona-tries-to-contain-measles-outbreak-before-Super-Bowl-NFL-Disneyland/stories/201501300176 http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-super-bowl-measles-outbreak-arizona.html
I live in Arizona and my county has the highest number of vaccine “exemptions” 12%!!
Data here: http://www.azcentral.com/longform/news/local/arizona/2015/01/28/measles-virus-outbreak-arizona-need-to-know/22482385/
out of context, that is a rather strange turn of phrase.
But…but octopi are experts on soccer, predicting football outcomes is a bad idea
But…but octopi are experts on soccer, for them to predict football outcomes is a bad idea
Neither has Teddy Bear the Porcupine but he is still cute making his choice (Seahawks)
You have a MAGIC, FUTURE-PREDICTING quarter?
Truly, a great prophet art thou, Myers….
re 24:
Of course, EVERY coin knows the future accurately. One side is TRUE, always. So it is always correct. Flipping it is simply superfluous. One side is always right (it’s our fault if we can’t figger out which side is correct ;-( ).
Oregon Zoo has an aged orangutan who used to be presented with jerseys from each super bowl team. She actually had a pretty good record for selecting the winner. The media would be invited to watch the selection and it would end up on the evening news. It was weird how seriously the reporters took the event. The rule was that she had to put the jersey all the way on for her selection to count.
They don’t appear to be doing this anymore, but i’m pretty sure she would have to go with the home team.
Win.