How could electric eel makes an electric shock?
How is that possible? I read in wikipedia and they say it's about 650 volts! And that means fishes are a step ahead us because they have known and controlled electricity much longer than human being! (haha)
By the way, back to the topic. I just don't understand how it works, because they swim on water but they don't get a "short circuit" (you know what I mean, imagine if you soak electronic devices on water) and they can "turn" the electricity on everytime they want.
Another stupid question, if 1 electric eel could make 650 volts, could we use that energy? Like take a lot of electric eels and put them together in a bucket and then make them angry so they make electricity and we use that energy?
Stupid question number 2, what happens if we juice 'em with electricity? Are they gonna die?
Sorry for the stupid questions, I'm just curious, thanks!
N.B. : I would really appreciate it if someone could explain it in simple english and without scientifical term because I'm not a scientist and I easily could get lost in a hard explanation.
Thanks again!
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It's a little hard to explain without using scientific terms but I'll try. Basically the eel has organs with specialized cells that can create an electric current. When they receive a signal, ion channels open in the surface of the cell and allow positively charged sodium to flow into the cell. This sudden change in voltage creates a current and basically acts like a battery. All creatures have a similar mechanism used in nerves to transmit electrical signals across the body. The eel just modified it to create a current strong enough to stun. I'm not sure about the other questions though.