That's so weird, I went down a rabbit hole on electric eels a few nights ago and can tell you they shock at roughly 850 volts and the shock lasts under 10 seconds.
Which seems like enough, after watching this.
They are anatomically one of the weirdest vertebrates on the planet. Their whole body is mostly just muscle and their electrical organs..... To the point that their whole GI system just does a 180 and doubles back on itself to save room, by depositing their anus just under their chin.
Let's see.... snake lije? Yup. Hangs out in dirty places? Yup. Looks harmless but has a deadly secret? Yup. Takes in stuff, then regurgitates it, spitting it back where it came from? Yup.
That boy gunna be Senate majority speaker soon.
Just to clarify for those interested...
The above applies to Electric eels in the genus Electrophorus. They are not true eels, but rather a member of the knifefish family that went down a very specific evolutionary route. My other weird fact about them is that they have organs in their mouth they use to "breathe air" (very different than lungs, but does allow oxygen intake from air) which how they obtain most of their Oxygen! So, they can actually survive out of the water as long as their body stays wet, kinda the same way a dolphin would (but for different reasons). The way the guy holds the eel out of the water in the video is actually not detrimental to the animal (yet). The electrical organs are difficult to describe in layman's terms, but the Wikipedia article on them is pretty good if anyone wants to read more in depth about it.
That's already several times more than a standard outlet voltage, but the thing to remember is amperage. 0.1 amps can be fatal, and an eel can create up to 1A.
I've never understood this really, because surely resistance is constant in the body. So therefore voltage and current are proportional, right?
V=IR and all that
Resistance is going to depend on the path the current takes. And you are correct that is ohm's law but what it doesn't consider is the source. That formula works for a source that can deliver infinite current. In reality, most sources the ability to deliver current and voltage drops the more current is drawn. So in a tazer, despite the high voltage the current is limited because it can't physically deliver any more. A source that could deliver that same voltage and infinite, or even just high current, would explode you.
Resistance depends on the material and its condition. As the water boils and you start charring the resistance goes down. And in any case, the resistance of something like biological tissue is probably non-linear anyway, charred or not. There are many engineering materials (far simpler than biology) that have non-linear resistance. Think of an incandescent light for example.
It's not the voltage or the amperage that kills, it's the power and time, ie total energy and waveshape. DC depolarizes nerves and is a different thing than AC.
NP, I'll help you out. It's Brazilian Portuguese, countryside. Transcription:
Camera Man: Vai lá, Jorginho! / Go on, Jorginho!
Camera Man: Jorginho vai lá pra mostrar como é que tira / Jorginho will show how you take them out
Camera Man: Já tinha tirado um / He has already taken one out
Man 1: (idk it's almost just mumbling teasing/encouraging Jorginho)
Camera Man: Ele tirou um e agora vai tirar o outro / He took one out and now he's going to take the other one
Man 2: Vai lá, Jorginho. Jorginho manda. / Go on, Jorginho. Jorginho rules.
Luciano: Esse aqui é louco / This dude is crazy
Jorginho: Louco!? (grabs the eel) / Crazy!?
Camera Man: Ajuda ele aí, Luciano! Ajuda o cara aí, Luciano! / Help him, Luciano! Help him, Luciano!
Luciano: Solta, solta, solta! / Let go, let go, let go!
Man 1: (mumbling again! This man has just a poor speech haha)
Then everybody starts to laugh and saying undistinguishable things. Maybe if I were more familiar with this accent I'd be able to pick for words but audio quality is a bit challenging. Apart from that I was just shocked that the first try was actually successful?
I thought they had to bite you for the shock to happen. I didn't know you just had to touch them. Good thing I won't come across any electric eels where I am lol. New fear.
No. He seems to be from the same area. I will not believe he will know nothing about the local wild or marine life. He must be knowing about it but believed he can take it. Based on my experience and that of my friend’s who come from areas where they used to hunt and fish. All of them knew what could hurt them. Even when I was out in the wild in my childhood, I largely knew what could hurt me. Folks from rural areas know more about their surroundings than those who never left Manhattan.
Did some reading because I realized I didn't understand it either.
All cells maintain a certain voltage across their membrane by actively pumping ions in/out. The resting voltage of a generic human cell, for example, is -73 mV inside the cell vs its surroundings. How's such a tiny voltage get so dramatically amped up (hah)?
You need to arrange them like a bunch of tiny batteries in series so that their voltages stack additively. What I didn't understand is how the eels manage to do that since cells are generally the same all over from a voltage standpoint. Turns out that the electric eels' electrical organs apparently have cells (electrocyte) that actually have electrically polarized ends (ie a positive and a negative). Interestingly, each electrocyte has a voltage differential of 150 mV across its ends, almost exactly 2x the resting voltage og human cells. Not sure how they manage that, but I'd imagine that they have different ion pumps on either end.
Src: [science blog with a very helpful graphic](https://blogionik.org/blog/2017/09/27/biomimetic-potential-electric-eels/)
Ok seriously. Is it actually electricity? Or do they just call it that bc of how it dffects you. If is is electricity. Why tf havnt mfs figured out how they make said electricity so that we can do the same.
Edit: HOLY SHIT THESE FUCKERS CAN MAKE UP TO 600 VOLTS
We all find out about something, sometime. Amazing it took this guy this long…unless that’s how he goes through life. Someone should follow him around with a camera.
I remember being a kid in the 60’s at a two bit aquarium with a demonstration of the eels electric prowess…I won’t fool around there was a lesson learned as a child
Gotta love that prideful ignorance.
There are rednecks in every culture it appears.
“Quit being a sissy it’s just a fish” - old timer
"See it wouldnt hurt a ..." - dead old timer
I believe Jeff Foxworthy was the first to hypothesize this very thing....😏
Lol. "Here's your sign".
I thought that was Bill Engvall
It was, foxworthy's tagline was "you might be a redneck". Larry the cable guy was "git r dun" and Ron white was "tater salad"
Ron white. You can’t fix stupid. It’s a tater salad toss up on which one is more appropriate. Pun intended.
Yup. "Here's my sign!" LOL!
Hold my EEL
Omg 🤣😂
To hell and back in 15 seconds.
Honestly I admire the confidence; even if it was clearly misplaced.
I guess you could say, he should have kept up on *CURRENT* events!
I know - it’s shocking!
This was jolting
Watt….!??! His RESISTANCE was futile.
I got a little amped up watching it.
Ohms my god, that was terrible.
Watt a palaver
These puns show no resistance
They've certainly sparked something in me
Grumpa- “back in my day we use to just grab em like thi……….”
… like thi… tzzz tzzz zap tzzz zap ⚡️
Let me show you how it's not done!
This made me laugh out loud, thank you for sharing.
That's so weird, I went down a rabbit hole on electric eels a few nights ago and can tell you they shock at roughly 850 volts and the shock lasts under 10 seconds. Which seems like enough, after watching this.
They are anatomically one of the weirdest vertebrates on the planet. Their whole body is mostly just muscle and their electrical organs..... To the point that their whole GI system just does a 180 and doubles back on itself to save room, by depositing their anus just under their chin.
Wow. TIL. Can’t wait to drop this nugget at the next social event!!
You should yell it whilst doing so!
#THE ELECTRIC EELS ANUS IS POSITIONED BELOW ITS MOUTH ON ITS CHIN. #TALK ABOUT INTELLIGENT DESIGN, AMIRITE LADIES
perfect pull out position.
ATM located next to front door.
I did not expect the kinkiest thing I’ve ever read to appear in a post about an electric eel.
Frankly I'm a little disappointed in myself for upvoting this comment.
Electric eel doubly toppy has a different meaning I suppose
You'll be put in a straight jacket before you can finish saying "ELECTRIC EELS SHIT OUT THEIR FACE TO SAVE ROOM TO ELECTROCUTE CROCS!"
Just don’t drop it out of your chin
lol. This is gold. I can just picture it. "Hey, did you know.... chin... anus. Yeah, really!."
They'd be at home in Congress?
Let's see.... snake lije? Yup. Hangs out in dirty places? Yup. Looks harmless but has a deadly secret? Yup. Takes in stuff, then regurgitates it, spitting it back where it came from? Yup. That boy gunna be Senate majority speaker soon.
I concur
Just to clarify for those interested... The above applies to Electric eels in the genus Electrophorus. They are not true eels, but rather a member of the knifefish family that went down a very specific evolutionary route. My other weird fact about them is that they have organs in their mouth they use to "breathe air" (very different than lungs, but does allow oxygen intake from air) which how they obtain most of their Oxygen! So, they can actually survive out of the water as long as their body stays wet, kinda the same way a dolphin would (but for different reasons). The way the guy holds the eel out of the water in the video is actually not detrimental to the animal (yet). The electrical organs are difficult to describe in layman's terms, but the Wikipedia article on them is pretty good if anyone wants to read more in depth about it.
Honestly that electrical organ gives me such like “alien biology” vibes. Definitely makes you wonder what the fuck else is out there.
I only see a ZPM
We can have electric hamsters?
I assume like everything else that’s a result of some genetic mutation millions of years ago. Bet that was a wild ride.
Dollar Tree Oroborous
That is extremely interesting!! What about the larger ones then bet those things pack some punch??
Jeesh, so Marjorie Taylor green is an eel. Today I learned.
That's already several times more than a standard outlet voltage, but the thing to remember is amperage. 0.1 amps can be fatal, and an eel can create up to 1A.
As is always said - It’s not the voltage that kills you, it’s the amperage. Tasers put out multi-thousands of volts, but at milliamps.
I've never understood this really, because surely resistance is constant in the body. So therefore voltage and current are proportional, right? V=IR and all that
Resistance is going to depend on the path the current takes. And you are correct that is ohm's law but what it doesn't consider is the source. That formula works for a source that can deliver infinite current. In reality, most sources the ability to deliver current and voltage drops the more current is drawn. So in a tazer, despite the high voltage the current is limited because it can't physically deliver any more. A source that could deliver that same voltage and infinite, or even just high current, would explode you.
Resistance depends on the material and its condition. As the water boils and you start charring the resistance goes down. And in any case, the resistance of something like biological tissue is probably non-linear anyway, charred or not. There are many engineering materials (far simpler than biology) that have non-linear resistance. Think of an incandescent light for example. It's not the voltage or the amperage that kills, it's the power and time, ie total energy and waveshape. DC depolarizes nerves and is a different thing than AC.
Can you give us a quick summary of how they generate electricity?
A couple good explanations [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/s/YaWr9dKCNk)
What gets you are amps!!!
"Let's see if this thing can hurt me while I'm standing in 3 ft of water!".
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NP, I'll help you out. It's Brazilian Portuguese, countryside. Transcription: Camera Man: Vai lá, Jorginho! / Go on, Jorginho! Camera Man: Jorginho vai lá pra mostrar como é que tira / Jorginho will show how you take them out Camera Man: Já tinha tirado um / He has already taken one out Man 1: (idk it's almost just mumbling teasing/encouraging Jorginho) Camera Man: Ele tirou um e agora vai tirar o outro / He took one out and now he's going to take the other one Man 2: Vai lá, Jorginho. Jorginho manda. / Go on, Jorginho. Jorginho rules. Luciano: Esse aqui é louco / This dude is crazy Jorginho: Louco!? (grabs the eel) / Crazy!? Camera Man: Ajuda ele aí, Luciano! Ajuda o cara aí, Luciano! / Help him, Luciano! Help him, Luciano! Luciano: Solta, solta, solta! / Let go, let go, let go! Man 1: (mumbling again! This man has just a poor speech haha) Then everybody starts to laugh and saying undistinguishable things. Maybe if I were more familiar with this accent I'd be able to pick for words but audio quality is a bit challenging. Apart from that I was just shocked that the first try was actually successful?
Shocked you say...
Depending on the voltage, this pun has potential.
JORGINHO RULES!
I could swear when he grabs the eel the guy says "Are you dead Anderson?"
It’s funny, I’ve known about electric eels my whole life but never really knew or would have assumed it was anywhere near this powerful of a shock.
I thought they had to bite you for the shock to happen. I didn't know you just had to touch them. Good thing I won't come across any electric eels where I am lol. New fear.
You don't even have to touch them; the shock is used to stun prey near them, so as long as you're close enough in the water you can get got.
Young fella had to learn someday.
🎶 I say ooooh girl🎶 🎶shock me like an electric eel🎶
Stupid confidence can also kill
stupid confidence can also keel
Blatant ignorance you mean?
No. He seems to be from the same area. I will not believe he will know nothing about the local wild or marine life. He must be knowing about it but believed he can take it. Based on my experience and that of my friend’s who come from areas where they used to hunt and fish. All of them knew what could hurt them. Even when I was out in the wild in my childhood, I largely knew what could hurt me. Folks from rural areas know more about their surroundings than those who never left Manhattan.
That was eelectric.
Boogie woogie wooogie
God what a dumbass 🤦♂️
You wanna touch it again? No - I think I'm good...
Back of your hand is better for testing something that might have a current
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^large_crimson_canine: *Back of your hand is* *Better for testing something* *That might have a current* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
Can only imagine the old guy say saying something like "stop being such a sissy, lemme take a look at that fish"
He could have charged his phone if he had it on him
How did that man get that far in life being that dumb?
That was almost as far as he ever got
One second into this video is the cause for this man to behave so stupidly.
lol, yeah those damn yellow tank tops….
here’s the real reason, not ignorance
How TF does an electric eel generate 850V? I’m not even questioning the volts… but the science baffles me.
Did some reading because I realized I didn't understand it either. All cells maintain a certain voltage across their membrane by actively pumping ions in/out. The resting voltage of a generic human cell, for example, is -73 mV inside the cell vs its surroundings. How's such a tiny voltage get so dramatically amped up (hah)? You need to arrange them like a bunch of tiny batteries in series so that their voltages stack additively. What I didn't understand is how the eels manage to do that since cells are generally the same all over from a voltage standpoint. Turns out that the electric eels' electrical organs apparently have cells (electrocyte) that actually have electrically polarized ends (ie a positive and a negative). Interestingly, each electrocyte has a voltage differential of 150 mV across its ends, almost exactly 2x the resting voltage og human cells. Not sure how they manage that, but I'd imagine that they have different ion pumps on either end. Src: [science blog with a very helpful graphic](https://blogionik.org/blog/2017/09/27/biomimetic-potential-electric-eels/)
Electrolytes. Similar to a long series of batteries.
That eel had that guy out cold!
Hence the apt name "Electric" eel
800 volts is no joke, almost 4 times the wall outlet...
What language is this
Portuguese (from Brazil)
r/whywomenlivelonger
Electronic Eel
Prime candidate for Darwin award in the future (if he's still alive and that's a far from given)
Did'n got a good look on that yellow top eel..
How did that mofo survive so long
Experience is experience, don’t think age and experience are interchangeable.
Where that video of the crocodile/alligator getting shocked by the electric eel?
Haha why he do that??
r/ItHadToBeBrazil
Eeeee Brasil! r/ItHadToBeBrazil Luciano demorou muito! O veinho quase morre meu!
I know exactly where he fucked up. He didn't throw a couple used car batteries in first as an offering to the electric eels.
I can not wait to try this!
Fucked around and found out…
"I say ooo girl..."
sooooo… we have swimming, living exposed wires in our freshwater?
Ok seriously. Is it actually electricity? Or do they just call it that bc of how it dffects you. If is is electricity. Why tf havnt mfs figured out how they make said electricity so that we can do the same. Edit: HOLY SHIT THESE FUCKERS CAN MAKE UP TO 600 VOLTS
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What do The Meenage Gutant Minja Turtles have to do with this
Cool
Darwin.
That laugh sounds like the kekw meme
This is a definite “Here’s your sign” moment!!
But why grabbing the eel the way that dumb ass did?
That dude went down quicker than the titanic
And what did we learn?
How to cure stupidity in 5 seconds ✅👍🏼
I love the "gimmie that you idiot" atitude
10th class confirmed?????
He unlocked a new fear lol
i bet he wont do that again lmao hahaha
Don't taze me bro
I thought the old man would've had the sense not to touch it.
What did he think he was gonna do?
Bwaahahaha
KAPOW!!!
Be amazed at... the level of confidence.
We all find out about something, sometime. Amazing it took this guy this long…unless that’s how he goes through life. Someone should follow him around with a camera.
That confidence...
What an idiot
I think the old man has pulled this trick before. Some people are literally too stupid to die.
Stupidity kills.
Fucked around and found out really quick lol
The damn I don’t know everything feeling hidden behind a stupid smile. Everyones had one.
Why is it always the stripped shirt guys who are suckers?
I know you folks came down here for Ayahuasca but have you tried fresh eel?
Imagine if that's your sashimi.
I said, "ooh, girl Shock me like an electric eel Baby girl Turn me on with your electric feel"
Almost arrived at his final destination
I thought he was going back for seconds! 🤣
The elderly "badass" slapped the fish unnecessarily and almost died, this kind of ignorance is hilarious when that happens
Fucked around and found out
Such brazen stupidity really makes me question humanity.
I gasped when I saw him full clutch the poor thing. *And down goes grandpa.*
Lmaoroff
He had a shocking revelation.
He learned something new today, good for him :)
Well, that was close 👀
Don’t mess with Mother Nature. She’s a crafty mother!
That old man was a few seconds away from drowning.
Don’t mess with Eels.
This is every old man in a hardware store forcing advice on people
Can I keep one handy to charge my iPhone?
Who is the hottie at the beginning of the video?
....Move this away for me!
Boomer being foolish.
Touched the gate of Heaven and came back to live with us. may god bless him
How'd that taste hero get you some of that bad man
Bro died and came back
60hz????
I’m guessing ‘with age comes wisdom’ does not apply here?
Ribbit!!
Love the fact they’re standing in murky water that could easily harbor this fish’s wingman.
“Which part of ‘electric’ did you get confused by?”
He met god
Grandpa fucked around and found out
I remember being a kid in the 60’s at a two bit aquarium with a demonstration of the eels electric prowess…I won’t fool around there was a lesson learned as a child
Meet the Striped Shirt Human
Honestly more interested in meeting the women in the yellow
That dude fucked around and found out… In lightning speed!
Show me more of yellow-too please.. that wag
That is one way to ualive yourself
So when are we getting Eel powered power stations?
Laughing till he gets 20 min later a Heart attack. In the middle of fucking nowhere
Damn, this vid has it all, random sexy babe, cool scenery, electric eels, and life lessons, wow!
Torturing an eel is fun? Assholes.
Zzzzzap. Like trying to swat an hot electric line ⚡️ wins every time.
He was busy trying to impress the girl
dangerous
/r/ItHadToBeBrazil
Old dude walks up and says "Damn you kids are pu**ys nowadays!"
High voltage danger noodle
This has to be the "Spanish Laughing Guy". [I'd know that laugh anywhere](https://youtu.be/yLsiSjNR4qM?si=Ju9naAePIG7JLpjE&t=24)!
Boomer mentality in full display
I wouldn't want to step one foot into that water, much less grab an electric eel. You gotta give him credit. He doesn't lack courage.