GabyThe woman gasped and dropped the knife, which was covered in shimmering scales. The fish thrashed its tail, hit the table, and flopped onto the floor.
— Oh, for heaven’s sake! You scared me… — the woman grumbled as she picked up the fish. — How was I supposed to know you were alive…
These days, you really can’t tell. In the past, fish were transported across the country in specially designed tank cars. Carp and catfish swam in water throughout the journey, then were scooped into aquariums set up in stores, splashing the sellers as they were weighed.
But this method of transporting live fish was quite inconvenient: it required hauling several times more water than fish by rail.
Then scientists discovered that electric current could act on fish like anesthesia. A carp put to sleep with “electro-sleep” could be transported for hours without any water at all. Only when it found itself on the kitchen table could the fish emerge from the effects of “electronic anesthesia” and wake up.
