FORTUNE TELLER MIRACLE FISH MAGIC TRICK

The Fortune Teller Miracle Fish is a novelty item or children’s toy. It is a small red plastic fish that will move when you place it in your hand. Can you use the movements of the toy to predict your future? Well, you can, but expect about the same level of success as you would get from a fortune cookie. It doesn’t matter, though, because the toy is great fun.

According to the company that manufactures the fish—which appropriately is called Fortune Teller Fish—the fish’s movements describe specific emotions, moods, and temperament of the person holding the fish. A moving head means the fish-holder is the jealous type, while a motionless fish indicates that the person is a “dead one.” Curling sides mean that the person is fickle, but if the fish curls up entirely, the holder is passionate.

If the fish turns over, the holder is “false,” but if its tail moves, she is an indifferent type. And a moving head and tail? Well, watch out because that person is in love.