Do Super Bowls really predict presidential elections? Or the stock market? Do they make you hit your wife? People have claimed all of these things over the years, so the Guardian decided to take a look at what it calls "Super Bowl-ology," the "science" of making weird claims about the big game. Here's the score:
- The stock market: This one was invented by sportswriter Leonard Koppet as a joke. He noted that whenever an NFC team won, the Dow rose, and whenever an AFC team won, it tanked. People took it seriously. Upon further review: This actually has worked 80% of the time. Perhaps enough investors are trading on this superstition to make it happen, or maybe it's a coincidence.