How the Fortune Teller Fish Works
Supposedly, if the fish bends its head and tail together, this indicates a friendly personality, while curling sides indicates a mean spirit. Of course, there’s no magic. It’s all a matter of science.
Sodium polyacrylate and cellulose are polymers that readily absorb water. The cross-linking of the polymer subunits forms chains. The orientation of these chains determines which direction any particular fish will bend. Another common example of cellulose is newspaper. It’s easy to tear a newspaper into strips from top to bottom. If you tear across the paper, you can see the jagged edges of the fiber. The magic fish is like newspaper, except the material is much thinner so absorbing a tiny amount of water warps the shape.
This pleasingly exotic graphic adorns a sleeve that contains a small red cellophane fish. It has long been a design staple for the REMO General Store, and has found itself manifest on all manner of merchandise items over the years from T Shirts to Greeting Cards and even Beach Towels.
“The Fortune Telling Fish Is said to give a truthful account of everybodys character and disposition. It will tell you whether you are brave or diligent, modest, jealous, short tempered, whether you are in love, fickle, and so on. It tells you just what you should know about yourself, so that you can take steps to remedy your failings. Astonish your friends by telling them things about themselves, besides giving you any amount of fun and entertainment.”
Discover more about who you really are by holding a mystical fish in the palm of your hand
Are you searching for answers about your real personality? You know, the one you keep hidden from everyone? A simple plastic fish will reveal the deeper side of you the instant it touches your hand! Well, OK, maybe it won’t. You’re right, that’s bit of a stretch but it is a great party favor for all ages. Besides, as with everything that seems like magic, there’s always science behind it that makes it all the more amazing.
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