After a swimming start, guppies jump, researchers find

After Mike Powell set the world long jump record, some new players stepped up to the table. Or rather the sand pit. Guppies. Yeah, that's right. Researchers discovered that guppies have the ability to jump eight times farther that their body size. After one fish jumped from the laboratory tank into researcher Soare's iced chai cup, they took a closer look at just how amazing a pet fish can be. I think this article is important because some of the most ordinary things can do incredible things. It's also important because we are discovering more and more fascinating things in the world.

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