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Video: Paul, the World Cup Psychic Octopus, Could Be in Hot Water

Since the start of this year's World Cup, Paul the octopus has accurately predicted the outcome of every match played by the German soccer team. He's six for six, and has become a soothsayer cephalopod phenomenon (ah, way too many syllables!) on Facebook, Twitter, and all over the internet this week. Paul says Spain will win in Sunday's final, and Germany (his home is the SeaLife Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany) will take third over Uruguay on Saturday. However, Paul better watch out—some hungry Germans might have a big vat of boiling water waiting for him.

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1 Comment | Posted by Erin Zimmer, July 9, 2010 at 12:20 PM
Tagged: cuttlefish, Germany, octopus, soccer, Spain, sports, squid, videos, World Cup

In Videos: Elyse Sewell Eating Live Octopus in Seoul

Since the title of this video by American fashion model (and hilarious food writer on the side) Elyse Sewell is simple "Seoul Food," I expected to just see clips of various unthreatening food stuffs she came across while modeling in Seoul, South Korea. But half of the video is actually close-ups of the Korean dish, live octopus tentacles, and footage of her unflinchingly slurping down the wriggling tentacles as though it were merely spaghetti. Impressive. I'd like to believe I'm willing to eat anything once, but I draw the line at food that's still vigorously moving. Watch the squirming octopus bits, after the jump. (Unless you're squeamish, in which case you may safely watch the first half of the...

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7 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 21, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: Elyse Sewell, octopus, Seoul, South Korea, videos

Freshly Killed, Squirming Octopus Tentacles

Depending on your level of culinary adventurousness, the following video will either make you hungry or kill your appetite. If you haven't eaten yet, click accordingly. The video is from my friend Cyrus Farivar, who filmed it on a recent trip to South Korea....

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14 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 25, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: Korean, octopus, videos