+621 What if a goldfish's mind held all the secrets in the universe in that 3 second memory span? It would be in the greatest bliss in the world; reaching an infinite state of enlightenment and satisfaction, forgetting it all so none of the troubles can reach you, and then having that joy of discovery all over again... amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Total props go to anyone who knows where that idea is from

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Thoughts are only as fast as neurons which travel approximately at the speed of light. In 3 seconds, it would be impossible to know the secrets of an ever expanding universe with maximum thought speed as it is.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But neurological science isn't completely understood, we have no idea what the 'maximum thought speed' is if there even is one. And we don't know if thoughts are limited by the boundaries of the speed of light. We know how fast a message travels through the body, but not really anything about thoughts that are centralized in the brain.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Goldfishes life span is actually around 6 weeks - 3 months. The whole 3 second thing is just a myth :P

by Anonymous 13 years ago

not life span, intention span-meaning they only know what they are doing for 3 seconds

by Anonymous 13 years ago

WHOA i never knew that

by Anonymous 13 years ago

intention? don't you mean attention? hahaha

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I thought it was 10 seconds...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh well, not like it matters, the concept is still the same.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Goldfish have long term memory. I trained a few once, to prove it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Interesting, how did u train it?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I made a ring out of a coat hanger, and once a day I put it in the water, and when they swam through it, I fed them. Eventually they swam through it right away every day, whereas in the beginning it took them at least 20 minutes. Just for fun, I gradually made the ring higher and higher until they had to jump out of the water to get through. :p

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What a beautiful thought!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think you spend way too much time staring at your fish dude

by Anonymous 13 years ago

lol, I didn't come up with that idea, I found it in a book

by Anonymous 13 years ago

wait-actually dolphins know they everything in the universe-DONT PANIC

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Maybe the fish could figure out how not to forget everything eventually. Still a cool thought though.

by Anonymous 13 years ago