Monday, July 14, 2014

Vuvuzelas, car horns, fireworks - it's over

It is over, finally, the World Cup 2014.

So much soccer everywhere, empty cities during matches, and vuvuzelas left over from previous events, it was hard to escape.

The Germans celebrated their win - starting at just before midnight in the K-Land -  into the small hours of the morning.

Fireworks were going off in several places around town, car horns fell silent much later.

In the woods, a lone middle aged German male wearing a white DFB soccer association t-shirt walked home in the dark at around 3 AM. Though drunk, he was cautious and stepped off of the road onto the shoulder to let cars pass.

As the headlights swept fields and meadows, we wondered: did the Princeton based Global Consciousness Project register something?

Lo and behold, Germany vs. Brazil is on their results page in red, meaning registering as a "significant" event. Scroll down the page to table entry 482.

At least one positive use of a mega event.

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