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An example of divination or fortune telling as purely an item of pop culture, with little or no vestiges of belief in the occult, would be the Magic 8-Ball sold as a toy by Mattel, or Paul the Octopus, an octopus at the Sea Life Aquarium at Oberhausen used to predict the outcome of matches played by the Germany national football team. [3] There is opposition to fortune telling in Christianity, Islam, Baháʼísm and Judaism based on scriptural prohibitions against divination. Terms for one who claims to see into the future include fortune teller, crystal-gazer, spaewife, seer, soothsayer, sibyl, clairvoyant, and prophet; related terms which might include this among other abilities are oracle, augur, and visionary. Fortune telling is dismissed by skeptics as being based on pseudoscience, magical thinking and superstition. Cut some fish one direction and some fish the other direction on the sheet. Why? Whether you use sodium polyacrylate or cellophane, a fish will one bend one way. The direction it bends depends on the orientation of the polymer. So far I get a mix of reactions but mostly very surprised/excited with lots of laughs when it starts twisting and turning in their own hand! 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. The Magic Fish and Science Education Although 5000 years ago, soothsayers were prized advisers to the Assyrians, they lost respect and reverence during the rise of Reason in the 17th and 18th centuries. [7]
The early non-fish versions were also used to "determine" the character, affect, mood or fortune of the user. Gently peel the polymer off of the surface to get a thin sheet. This is harder than it sounds because the gel will act like a giant fortune teller fish, bending in response to the humidity of your hands.
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It tells your "fortune" based on how it moves in your palm. For example, if the head moves only, you are jealous. If the head and tail move, it means you are in love. Each fish comes with a card explaining what your "fortune" is based on the movements. Does anyone have any good stories about using them as giveaways or tales of unusual reactions from spectators? Feingold, Ken (1995), "OU: Interactivity as Divination as Vending Machine", Leonardo, Third Annual New York Digital Salon, 28 (5): 399–402, doi: 10.2307/1576224, JSTOR 1576224, S2CID 61727726
However, they were an exceptionally good value at a gross (144) for approximately eight cents each. The reactions they get can be worth a hundred times that amount! And so I guess that is what lead me to wondering about where they originated, etc.Regal, Brian. (2009). Pseudoscience: A Critical Encyclopedia. Greenwood. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-313-35507-3
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