I can't stand shows that give only a scant few minutes (divided between 3 guests, no less) to such weighty topics. No one is able to finish a point or rebut someone else's point, and there is no time for debate. Sound bite journalism for an internet generation with the attention span of a goldfish. No content.

I have seen these fish at friend's place. The're cool. TYhey like to get attention. My goldfish, tropical fish, crayfish, etc. also like my attention. I think all they want is food. LOL.

I'm guessing that if you only heat the upper layer of the oil, the natural thermal gradient that forms keeps the cold dense oil at the bottom and the hot light oil at the top. What I want to know is how the fish don't suffocate. there is no air/water interface for oxygen to dissolve into the water! also do you get bits of fried stringy floaty goldfish poop in your hash browns?

but .... i thought .... james saved me from the pit of doom?!?!?

phew!!! thank you, james!! i shall name my next pet goldfish: james roe!

It's a total DUPE, I searched, you could have put goldfish anywhere in the other video.

The magnet thing makes sense.

Watch MythBusters on goldfish memory: http://www.tv.com/mythbusters/sinking-titanic-goldfish-memory-trombone-explosion/episode/315607/summary.html

Goldfish have pretty good memories. Its just a myth about the 3 second thing. If it couldn't learn then it would never be able to adapt to a change in its situation and would quickly be eaten by one predator or another.

I was under the impression that goldfish only have a memory of six seconds...

hmmmmm....apparantly not