Chinese magician commands fish, activists claiming animal cruelty

I spent the majority of this video trying to decide whether or not I could actually see the magnet in the orange goldfish's bellies! Since magnet implants are really the only way to pull this off, I won't even bother suggesting that I could be wrong. The attached video shows six fish swimming in formation, allegedly commanded by the magician.

Chinese magician Fu Yandong performed this trick two weeks ago for the Spring Festival Gala on Chinese Central Television and after animal rights activists jumped, his second planned performance was cancelled for unknown reasons. Convenient. Activists came to the same conclusion as the rest of us - magnets. Either implants or he fed them magnets, so as to inable him or someone else to drag them alongside each other from underneath.

Fish Magnets? ... or magic? Uh... let me think.

Having been promoted as one of the highlights of the Lunar New Year holiday last week, Yandong's agent confirmed the cancellation. This past Monday, fifty-three non-government organizations asked TV stations not to show the magic trick, due to a copycat effect that woud likely ensue. However, Hunan Television has in fact booked Yandong to perform the trick, where the magician will apparently tell the secret (which isn't magnets, he says). This is in contradiction to his previous statements where he refused to give up the secret, sticking with magician code.

I can't wait to see what he managed to come up with between the first airing and the unveiling of the secret. So, stay tuned.