From the CScout Japan blog comes this item about a Japanese restaurant that has goldfish living in its deep fryer. The hot frying oil floats on top of the water while the fish safely swim below it, munching on the scraps of food that sink to the bottom.
Check out the You Tube video here. (Commentary in Japanese, but I think it’s pretty self-explanatory. Especially the “zzzz-zzzzt” phrase uttered by the announcer in the first few seconds. I don’t speak the language, but I assume that’s the international phrase for what happens if the fish try to, ahem, ‘rise above their station.’)
Note to the stupid: Do not try this at home. As the blog and the video explain, the restaurant deep fryer has been specifically modified to not explode when water is added to the hot frying oil.
(Hat tip: Kottke.org)
