07-09-10, 07:52 AM
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Chief of the Boat
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: 250 metres below the surface
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Originally Posted by Skybird
Not only there.
Two days ago a mathematic analyst demonstrated that to correctly predict the winner in six matches, has a chnace of only 1.5%. That would mean if you ask 65 octopusses to correctly predict the outcome of 6 matches in one row, you could expect only one of them doing it, and all others failing.
Two years ago he predicted correctly I think 6 of 7 matches, or 5 of 6.
He is old, however, after almost 2,5 years of living he is close to his end. Which I know since two days anyway.  |
I've just looked him (Paul) up and was astounded to see he's bloody British, born in Weymouth 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Octopus
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Oh my God, not again!!
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