tagged w/ world cup football 2010
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Bad news, Germany! Paul the prognosticating octopus oracle has chosen Spain over Germany for tomorrow's World Cup Football match (I guess I should return my newly-purchased Germany football t-shirt now that I won't be needing it!)Bad news, Germany! Paul the prognosticating octopus oracle has chosen Spain over... more
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A University of Nottingham video explains the physics that underlies the technology being developed to filter out that annoying drone from 30,000 blasting vuvuzelas in the background of all World Cup football matches. It's interesting to note that this is the same sort of software technology that ornithologists use to record (and "clean up") background noise captured in birdsong recordings.A University of Nottingham video explains the physics that underlies the technology... more
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If the Argentinian fútbol team plays as well and as gracefully as this couple dance the Tango (and the implication is that they will), I think it's no contest; the Germans will lose on Saturday ... just sayin'.If the Argentinian fútbol team plays as well and as gracefully as this couple... more
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An English-born octopus living in Oberhausen, Germany is impressing bookies by correctly predicting the outcome for all of Germany's World Cup football matches.An English-born octopus living in Oberhausen, Germany is impressing bookies by... more
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Anatomy of an elaborate hoax: If you know anything about birds, then you know immediately that none of the parrots portrayed in these videos are known as the "Galvão", nor are (most of them) endangered, nor are their feathers used in any sort of Brazilian celebration.Anatomy of an elaborate hoax: If you know anything about birds, then you know... more
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