The Groundhog Is Clueless But I Respect Him Anyway
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Did you know that in the 135 years of Groundhog Day, the groundhog—Punxsutawney Phil—has only predicted a shorter winter 29 times? Yes, since 1886 when this weather prediction tradition first appeared in a Pennsylvania newspaper, the groundhogs have failed to cast a shadow—indicating an early spring—only 29 times! Am I the only one whose mind is blown by this wild ratio? This is some bullshit! But I respect Phil anyway.
Groundhog Day 2021 ended up being just like most of the others: Phil “saw his shadow,” meaning that we’ve got six more weeks of winter coming up, and judging by all the snow outside I can believe it. Of course, there’s no science validating this old world tradition, and poor Phil is usually wrong most of the time anyway. Still, was anyone else imagining more of a 50/50 split in weather predictions? Maybe it’s just hard for the little guy to cast a shadow in the dead of winter.