[Abstract] Yesterday, a retired worker in Chongqing, Lao Hu, made a surprising remark: "The magic of fish is not enough every year. I played as early as 30 years ago. "
There are small pieces of iron in the goldfish's stomach.
When Khufu moved the magnet, the goldfish swam with him.
Live performance by Lao Hu
Spring Festival Evening video screenshot
A small iron piece made by Khufu and tied to the belly of a goldfish.
Three years ago, magician Liu Qian aroused the infinite curiosity of the national audience with his magic performance. Since then, cracking the magic of the Spring Festival Gala has become a fixed item for the audience after the Spring Festival. This year, Liu Qian missed the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, and Fu Yandong's magic "Fish Every Year" was added. The audience's enthusiasm for revealing the magic of the Spring Festival Gala continues unabated.
Yesterday, Lao Hu, a retired worker in Chongqing, made a surprising remark: "The magic of fish is not rich enough every year. I played as early as 30 years ago. "
Is the fact really as khufu said? Yesterday, under the witness of others, Lao Hu began to "train" his goldfish.
Character: 56-year-old retired worker of 18th Metallurgical Industry.
I like magic since I was a child, and it is known as the goldfish magic in this year's Spring Festival Evening. He played it when he was an educated youth.
Khufu is 56 years old and lives in No.5 Jianshe Village, dadukou district. Before his retirement, he was an employee of China 18th Metallurgical Construction Company.
Nonsense, he has been interested in strange skills since he was a child. Every time I watch a magic show, I think about it myself and often buy magic books to study. Over time, I have mastered some tricks.
197 1 year, 17-year-old Lao Hu was sent to the countryside of Junlian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province as an educated youth. Lao Hu said that life in the countryside is very monotonous. He often gets together with young people in the village to chat, and sometimes performs a little magic to kill time for everyone. One of his regular performances was to direct the fish to walk in procession, but at that time it was not goldfish, but small crucian carp less than 10 cm long. Lao Hu said that after his "stunt" spread in the village, the brigade organized an educated youth propaganda team, and he performed on stage many times.
When watching the Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve this year, Khufu excitedly told his wife that he could do it, but she still didn't believe it. He wanted to find a chance to show off.
Performance: Three goldfish marched quickly in line.
Although the action is slow, there is a magical shadow in the Spring Festival Evening.
Yesterday morning 1 1, in a small shop selling ornamental fish in Yangjiaping Flower and Aquatic Products Market, witnessed by the owner Ms. Wang and the reporter, Lao Hu took out the prepared props and demonstrated the magic of "goldfish queuing" on the spot.
Props are simple. A glass fish tank is placed horizontally on a simple wooden frame. The fish tank is only filled with water about 10 cm high, and a blue plastic film is pressed at the bottom of the fish tank. Compared with the gorgeous props on the stage of the Spring Festival Evening, these props seem a little shabby. Lao Hu said, "The equipment is a little crude, but the effect is absolutely the same."
At the beginning of the performance, due to the small fish tank, Lao Hu only put three goldfish, one black and two red, half less than in the Spring Festival Evening program. After being put into the fish tank, goldfish can swim freely.
"Now, I'm going to put magic on these goldfish to make them quiet." Khufu said that the small fish that was still swimming just now suddenly stopped, and how to fluttered was inseparable from its original position.
"Now, I want them to listen to my command, swim to one side and form a line." I saw a few small fish like possessed, slowly approaching the left side of the fish tank. After a period of adjustment, they miraculously lined up.
After completing the above actions, Khufu began to operate according to the fish formation in the Spring Festival Evening program, walking square, diagonal, line by line ... Although the action was slow, he vaguely had the shadow of the Spring Festival Evening magic.
Secret: Props are simple magnets+iron sheets.
The iron sheet is as big as a nail and tied to the fish's stomach with white silk thread along the dorsal fin.
"How did this happen?" This is the question that everyone wants to know most.
Khufu said with a smile: "In fact, it is very simple, that is, using the principle of magnets to make a blind eye." Immediately, khufu pulled out his hands from the bottom of the fish tank and held a detergent specially used to clean the glass in one hand. "There is a magnet on it, and there is a small iron piece under the goldfish's stomach. I command the goldfish to swim through it."
The reporter saw that between the ventral fins of the three goldfish, there was a small iron piece as big as a nail, which was tied to the goldfish with white silk thread along the dorsal fin. Lao Hu said that this position is just on the center of gravity of goldfish, and the iron piece will not affect the free activities of goldfish.
Old nonsense, this magic show should pay attention to many details, such as the water in the fish tank should not be too much, otherwise the fish may be out of the suction range of the magnet after floating; Use a slightly thinner glass at the bottom of the fish tank to avoid affecting the effect of the magnet; The tied silk thread can be transparent silk thread such as fishing line, which is not easy to wear.
After the mystery was revealed, khufu took off the film at the bottom of the fish tank and put the detergent with magnet on the bottom of the fish tank again. Goldfish really follow the movement of the magnet and walk neatly in the queue.
Lao Hu believes that in the Spring Festival Evening program, each fish corresponds to a magnet, and the props may use electromagnets with stronger magnetic force. The iron sheet under the fish's stomach may also be made into scales and directly attached to the fish's stomach to ensure that the fish's movements are more natural and harmonious, and it is more difficult to see the flaws.
Netizens reveal the magic of Spring Festival Gala.
Spring Festival Evening Magic "Fish Every Year"
Four red goldfish and two black goldfish swim freely in the fish tank. With the magician's command, six goldfish lined up neatly, marched quickly, turned around and disbanded, just like soldiers were practicing.
Answer A: Fish swallows iron balls.
The first article revealed that the secret of magic lies in putting iron blocks in the goldfish's stomach in advance and installing magnets under the water tray. Because the water in the tray is shallow, the fish are ordered to travel in the water by controlling the magnet switch. Netizens who hold this view say that fish can only live for 5 to 7 days after being treated like this, accusing magicians of cruelty to animals.
The magician's response: a guess without common sense.
In response to this answer, magician Fu Yandong responded in Weibo: "People who think like this are cruel. In fact, it takes a long time to raise these fish for performance. Some people say fish eat iron balls. In fact, if you have a little common sense, as a fish farmer, you will find that if you feed a little more fish food, especially the little goldfish, it will spit it out. They won't eat any bigger fish food. Their throats are so small, can iron balls be stuffed in? "
Answer B: Cut open your stomach.
There is also a saying among netizens that it is impossible for goldfish to swallow metal voluntarily, so the magician must first gut the goldfish, implant it in iron, and then sew it intact to ensure its health for a period of time. This kind of "surgery" is too difficult. In fact, there is indeed the magic of putting metal on fish abroad, but because it is so cruel, the International Federation of Magic Organizations has banned this magic in 2003, and since then, fish with metal in their bodies cannot be bought through formal channels.
The magician replied: Can fish still live like that?
In this regard, Fu Yandong said in Weibo: "This idea is really strange, this is the first time I have heard it. Fish is not like any cat or dog. There is still a chance of recovery after laparotomy. Fish will die if they leave water. If you gut it and stuff it into the water, how can it heal? "
Answer C: Fishing line bait
A netizen who claimed to have been playing magic for more than ten years drew a sketch, explaining that this magic is to lure goldfish to swim with fishing line and fish food through the magician's assistant hidden in the ceiling, and the camera angle is lower than that of fish food, and said that this operation "needs to be very skilled".
The magician responded: fish swim freely in the water.
Fu Yandong responded in Weibo: "I don't know if you have noticed. When I came on stage, I had a porcelain jar in my hand. There are six fish in the porcelain jar. I let the fish swim freely in front of Dong Qing and everyone. "
Answer d: the electric fish said
Some netizens explained the secret of fish training from a biological point of view. In a DC electric field with a certain intensity, the fish will turn to the anode and swim to the anode after being stimulated by current. When the current direction changes, the fish will turn around and turn to the anode again. In the alternating current field, the fish are stagnant. This directional inductive response of fish to electric stimulation is called "positive response", which is an instinctive response of fish to alleviate the pain caused by electric shock. The magician can make the goldfish "understand" the password by controlling the current.
The magician responded: The fish is still alive and happy.
Fu Yandong said in Weibo: "If the magnetism is strong, the fish itself will be attracted. Some people say that electricity is used and high-tech means are used. You can make a more detailed guess, because I think magic does not rule out high technology, but what I can guarantee is that fish are safe. These goldfish are still in my family and have a good time. "