The Insane Biology of: The Electric Eel

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[5] pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25477...
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@RealEngineering
@RealEngineering Рік тому
The insane biology series is so much cooler than the insane engineering series
@dwyaneingente2899
@dwyaneingente2899 Рік тому
Hey its the guy who made that funny zero video
@townazier
@townazier Рік тому
To be fair, engineering might still have a few years of catching up to do. But seriously, you must be the two best sister channels around!
@oliverwells8011
@oliverwells8011 Рік тому
To be fair nature is usually cooler than anything man made
@me0101001000
@me0101001000 Рік тому
@@townazier yeah. Nature did have a fresh start of a few billion years. But it's amazing to see what's been done tho. When I look at life, it convinces me that biology is best thought of not as a science, but instead the greatest marvel of engineering ever.
@joethomas5528
@joethomas5528 Рік тому
Nature got a headstart, pls nerf
@RandomGuy0400
@RandomGuy0400 Рік тому
People: how is it possible for a fish to generate so much electricity? The fish: the dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... Unnatural
@jodo7814
@jodo7814 Рік тому
I hate that one of my favorite fictional joys are constantly dragged through meme territory.
@Hawk7886
@Hawk7886 Рік тому
@@jodo7814 but do you hate it more than sand? It's just so rough, and irritating... and it gets everywhere
@jodo7814
@jodo7814 Рік тому
@@Hawk7886 You seem too old to troll.
@Hawk7886
@Hawk7886 Рік тому
@@jodo7814 your mom doesn't think so
@jodo7814
@jodo7814 Рік тому
@@Hawk7886 Another manchild on the internet. Kinda feel bad for you honestly.
@lazergurka-smerlin6561
@lazergurka-smerlin6561 Рік тому
"860 volts" Ah that's a lot yeah "At one amp" HOLY JESUS
@bryanpascual3543
@bryanpascual3543 3 місяці тому
860W Eel powered gaming PC
@risingsun9064
@risingsun9064 2 місяці тому
Yeah, but it lasts only lasts for milliseconds, still impressive though
@bustavonnutz
@bustavonnutz Рік тому
I remember learning about them & asking that question to my teacher about whether or not they shock themselves or have some sort of resistance. The fact that they mostly just tank the shots is pretty incredible.
@charlessarver1637
@charlessarver1637 Рік тому
Tough critters aren't they?
@pip0rz
@pip0rz Рік тому
I was lucky enough to teach in Ecuador for a time. I traveled to the Yasuní reserve in the Amazon, and we went fishing with the waorani. They caught an eel and we were amazed by it. A couple hours after fishing it, these two mischievous kids poked a machete in the eel's gills and asked me to touch the machete. eel was laying still in the ground after some time, so i felt confident: boy did that thing struck me. i felt it so strong my whole arm went to sleep for a couple of hours. 😂 these two kids could not stop laughing for a couple of days
@charlessarver1637
@charlessarver1637 Рік тому
Awesome trip, darn kids
@nico3727
@nico3727 9 місяців тому
Should have thrown it at them
@traditionalnative
@traditionalnative 8 місяців тому
Just a tip, the Waorani should be capitalized because it's a name!
@ellie8272
@ellie8272 4 місяці тому
​@@nico3727The eel?
@Sceptonic
@Sceptonic 3 місяці тому
​@@ellie8272*the machete*
@_..---
@_..--- Рік тому
This is one of the best channels on youtube for sure. What an in-depth video on electric eels, it's fascinating what complex creatures they are. I mean remotely controlling their prey is just next level stuff. imagine what else is out there
@atomictraveller
@atomictraveller Рік тому
producing television series for the other fish to be thoroughly entertained by
@charlessarver1637
@charlessarver1637 Рік тому
Definitely the best, I love learning real science
@Term-0
@Term-0 11 місяців тому
How tf do you not have a name
@earthling_parth
@earthling_parth Рік тому
Wow, I never knew that Voltaic cell was inspired by electric eels! Fascinated to learn that.
@pretzelstick320
@pretzelstick320 11 місяців тому
I always love the stories of technology being inspired by nature.
@educationforblind6362
@educationforblind6362 Місяць тому
Not voltaic
@educationforblind6362
@educationforblind6362 Місяць тому
Battery was before volta, not he the first to discover it.
@filipmazic5486
@filipmazic5486 Рік тому
Every time I learn about stuff like this I'm so stunned (get it?) with how diverse life on earth is, how complicated it evolved to be. It feels like we live alongside aliens.
@charlessarver1637
@charlessarver1637 Рік тому
Never ceases to amaze me
@sapphire4310
@sapphire4310 11 місяців тому
I think that real aliens would feel similar to sea creatures to us. Sea life come from a completely different environment to us, just like aliens would
@bradleywelch9290
@bradleywelch9290 10 місяців тому
@@sapphire4310 I don't believe in aliens but i can see this being the case. The bible leaves room for them but I can definitely understand how strange our world would be to a species like that.
@lasercraft32
@lasercraft32 8 місяців тому
@@sapphire4310 Yes... assuming that any aliens wouldn't just have the same kind of environment we do. Honestly if there is life out there I'm betting they probably wouldn't be as different from life on our planet as we might think. Who knows though... nature is hugely unpredictable.
@jackelewish1568
@jackelewish1568 3 місяці тому
Well, we _are_ aliens to all life in the universe outside of earth.. And let's be honest it's most likely life out there in some form or another. Just imagine how foreign they would be to us! Its hard to even imagine something truly alien!
@patrickblanchette4337
@patrickblanchette4337 Рік тому
I actually had a professor back in college that had travelled down to the Amazon to study these creatures.
@scooterelway9191
@scooterelway9191 Рік тому
that's awesome ! did he brought some pictures back ?
@patrickblanchette4337
@patrickblanchette4337 Рік тому
@@scooterelway9191 He sure did & they were pretty cool!
@AifDaimon
@AifDaimon Рік тому
@@patrickblanchette4337 how big were they, on average? At least, according to your professor
@patrickblanchette4337
@patrickblanchette4337 Рік тому
@@AifDaimon From what I can remember (it’s been 4-5 years since I took the class) they could very in size from about the size of your hand to the size of your arm.
@AifDaimon
@AifDaimon Рік тому
@@patrickblanchette4337 size of my arm!? SHEESH!!! That's quite huge
@drishtantsen3724
@drishtantsen3724 Рік тому
I absolutely adore this series of insane biology, The long videos and high quality content, Keep it coming!
@orbalicious20
@orbalicious20 10 місяців тому
Yep, it’s all gold, and Steph’s a legend.
@anna_in_aotearoa3166
@anna_in_aotearoa3166 9 місяців тому
Learning SO much about animals which I'd found fascinating as a child, but couldn't find much accessible info about at that point (pre-internet!)
@vargero2568
@vargero2568 Рік тому
Egyptians had electric eels as well, they have their graven images on their walls.
@Nmwhat
@Nmwhat Рік тому
Those are a separate but similar group of fish: electric catfish. The history is very interesting, though; you’re correct that they appear in murals, and there’s evidence that the Egyptians used their shocks to treat chronic pain.
@Harry-rj6kh
@Harry-rj6kh Рік тому
No more solar panels for me, I'm going 100% eel.
@elijahtommy7772
@elijahtommy7772 Рік тому
Actually those are electric catfish. They can produce a large electric shock as well, not quite as big as the electric eels though
@hairlesschimp7091
@hairlesschimp7091 Рік тому
@@Nmwhat arent they in the same category or very related to eachother(catfish in general)
@eljanrimsa5843
@eljanrimsa5843 Рік тому
@@hairlesschimp7091 Not very related, just related. Electric eels belong to the order South American knifefishes. South American knifefishes are not catfishes, but are the next relatives to catfishes. Electric eels and catfishes' common ancestor lived about 140 million years ago, that's about as related as we are to marsupials.
@prithviraj627
@prithviraj627 Рік тому
She mentioned in the video 'electric eels do get electric shocks by other eels it's like doing their business and because of their large size they can withstand shocks they produce'. Now the question is how they can withstand such 8600 volts of electricity when all eels all together produces it for mas hunting. We humans can too withstand one eels' electric shock but cannot 10 eels.
@JTA1961
@JTA1961 Рік тому
eel just have to see... no extra charge
@bickyboo7789
@bickyboo7789 Рік тому
I don't think the strength of the electricity would compound. I am not sure though.
@Kiyoone
@Kiyoone Рік тому
Imagine a Tesla with a fish tank full of eels. Climate change solved.
@KarmaProsperity8
@KarmaProsperity8 Рік тому
@@Kiyoone crazy because this is what I actually think the ancient Egyptians used as a power source
@draoidh6479
@draoidh6479 9 місяців тому
​@@KarmaProsperity8egypt is in North África, electric eels come from South America... so.
@weidergonga2997
@weidergonga2997 Рік тому
As kids, we were so afraid of the poraquê (eletric eel) we thought that even casting our shadow on the fish could shock us. I was really scary
@tetravega567
@tetravega567 Рік тому
Here's a fun list of REAL elemental animals: Electric: Electric Eel Oriental Hornet (It's stripes are Solar panels that generate electricity) Ballooning Spiders (use their threads to fly on electric currents in the air) Echidna (sense not emit. This is Knuckles' Emerald radar in Sonic Adventure 2) Electric Stingray Electric Catfish Sharks (Sense not emit, Ampullae of Lorenzini pores around snout.) Plant Pollen (Has static charge, that's how it sticks to Bees) Fire: Black Kite (carry burning twigs around to spread fire) Whistling Kite (carry burning twigs around to spread fire) Brown Falcon (carry burning twigs around to spread fire) Heat: Bombadier Beetle (shoots boiling acid) Japanese Honeybee (swarms enemy and generates body heat to cook) Pistol Shrimp (can do real Kamehameha/Hadoken) Mantis Shrimp (can do real Kamehameha/Hadoken) Water: Archerfish (Spit water at prey outside the water, can compensate aim for light bent by water surface) Walrus (Gush water at the seafloor to hunt) Whales Dolphins Octopus/Squid Ice: Pseudomonas Syringae (Creates ice, can freeze water above 0C) Metal: Scaly-foot Snail (Iron shell) Eucalyptus trees (absorb Gold into their cellular structure) Various plants (absorb metals into their cellular structure) Light: Fireflies Angler Fish Flashlight Fish Bioluminescent Plants Bioluminescent Fungi Bioluminescent Bacteria/microbes Octopus/Squid (Some use their chameleon skin to make light) Tons of deep ocean creatures communicate by producing light Dark or Ghost: Assassin bugs (wear corpses as disguises) Cordycep (parasitic Zombie fungus) Parasitic Worm (snail eyestalk zombie infection) Toxoplasma Gondii (reduces host's fear of danger/risks) Poison: Maned Rat/African Crested Rat (Lophiomys imhausi) (Rubs poison from plants into specialized stripes of hairs) Hooded Pitohui Ifrita Rufous Shriketrush African Spur Winged Goose European Quail Hoopoes Ruffed Grouse Bronzewing Pidgeon Red Warbler Various Reptiles Various Amphibians Various Fish, and Aquatic Animals Various Arthropods (Insects, Arachnids, Crustaceans) Various Plants Various Fungi
@catofeden3443
@catofeden3443 Рік тому
Marvel : Write that down!! write that dowwnnn!!!
@sharkedskooler
@sharkedskooler Рік тому
Instead of Kamehameha/Hadouken for the pistol shrimp and mantis shrimp, it should've been Detroit Smash
@furlizard
@furlizard 8 місяців тому
Electricity, platypus, sense not emit
@newbegining7046
@newbegining7046 8 місяців тому
Very informative, thanks
@lupeamour6114
@lupeamour6114 2 місяці тому
so this is real life Pokémon
@GeoffryGifari
@GeoffryGifari Рік тому
860 volts at 1 amp? i have no idea they're *that* powerful
@chrisbekker9698
@chrisbekker9698 Рік тому
When I was young, I remember, I always wanted to know how they generate electricity. And no one could tell me, or knew how. Until now. Mother nature is so interesting and amazing! Wow
@townazier
@townazier Рік тому
It's shocking, how your videos are so consistently amazing! I would say this is the best series of videos, I know of on youtube. There's the whole rest of the channel however, that's just as good.
@terimaakigaand5857
@terimaakigaand5857 Рік тому
Shocking. Pun unintended?
@townazier
@townazier Рік тому
@@terimaakigaand5857 Would you hold it against me?
@gazpf
@gazpf Рік тому
You should try listening/watching the 'Fall of Civilisations' channel then.
@ImBarryScottCSS
@ImBarryScottCSS Рік тому
Boo, booooooo.
@charlessarver1637
@charlessarver1637 Рік тому
I love them
@WilliamTheDestroyer.
@WilliamTheDestroyer. Рік тому
I had an adult for years, and was zapped a few times. I donated it and it's aquarium to my local university.
@89ji36
@89ji36 Рік тому
Omg that little comment at the end about Texas' electric grid had me gagged lol (I live in Texas and experienced the utter failures of the February 2021 winter storm). I love these videos so much and even just a passing mention of the electricity crisis here by anyone is something that makes me very happy to hear. Keep up the awesome videos, they are very much loved and appreciated!
@eshrug
@eshrug Рік тому
same hahah
@skipdegraff6547
@skipdegraff6547 Рік тому
But the Ford f150 hybrid pickup. When the power was out idling the pickup and plugged in to my breaker box I powered my hvac system. It creates peace of mind.
@___DRIP___
@___DRIP___ Рік тому
Isn’t it actually happening again right now?
@chaoticdusk7076
@chaoticdusk7076 Рік тому
It's interesting how electric eels actually work together to get food. It's an excellent strategy that they've come up with.
@embreis2257
@embreis2257 Рік тому
11:58 eel: 'hah, I stun my prey remotely with electric bolts. resistance to superior technology is futile.' fish: 'we see you and retreat to our safe room - the air!' eel: 'ever heard of teamwork?'
@puneetgarg8886
@puneetgarg8886 Рік тому
*This needs to be added to minecraft*
@randyfeliz8082
@randyfeliz8082 Рік тому
Every single time theres a new upload to this series I get soo excited! The narrating, visuals, information, etc.. all top notch. 10/10👏🏽
@pandanganmatiyn1487
@pandanganmatiyn1487 Рік тому
Genuine question: During the experiment with the dead fish, how did the eel knew the fish responded to its doublet when there was an agar barrier between them placed there to particularly impede the electric shock. You mentioned the eel's eyesight is poor and they rely heavily on their electrolocation of prey. Answers are appreciated. Thanks!
@ziljaeyan1203
@ziljaeyan1203 Рік тому
electric field probably since it will pass through the agar barrier
@donnalombardo4368
@donnalombardo4368 Рік тому
It might have been purely tactile. Agar isn't solid, it's just congealed fat. So there was water or fat in a continuous surround of both the dead fish and the eel, to carry the vibration of motion. All marine life feels vibrations very actutely.
@captain_buggles
@captain_buggles Рік тому
@@donnalombardo4368 Not to be That Guy because I agree with the overall conclusion you have, but agar isn't fat. It's mostly polysaccharides and pectins derived from certain types of algae, specifically red algae, which is actually very low in fat.
@miladelemental3474
@miladelemental3474 Рік тому
Maybe the respond came back throght the same wire it was sent?!
@donnalombardo4368
@donnalombardo4368 Рік тому
@@captain_buggles You can be that guy, but that also means the stuff we grew bacteria in, in high school science, wasn't agar, because we made it, on a hot plate, from chicken and gelatin.
@Avianthro
@Avianthro Рік тому
Very elegant, concise and yet very complete! Please keep up the great work!
@thelonefedora
@thelonefedora Рік тому
These things are freaky, but it’s important to realize how cool these things are. Keep up the wonderful work, your my favorite channel on the platform.
@Gaming_Vegan_Ape
@Gaming_Vegan_Ape Рік тому
They aren't things, all human and non-human animals are someone, we all have a subjective experience in this world. This is why people don't have respect or value the lives of non-human animals, we see them as things...my dog is a someone not a thing, just like the cow or pig in the slaughter house is a someone.(who doesn't want to die)
@aleeoo7208
@aleeoo7208 Рік тому
the research pulled into doing these videos is insane thankyou
@monkebrainiac
@monkebrainiac Рік тому
this series is srsly one of the best ones in youtube. i cant believe this is free 😭 thank you for the video!
@SungAh77
@SungAh77 Рік тому
this is incredible content and so well/organized. Thank you for sharing !
@Splarkszter
@Splarkszter Рік тому
As always. Top tier quality. Thank you for your awesome work.
@HolmanCalderon
@HolmanCalderon Рік тому
When I was younger I had the fortune to meet one of these guys with my cousins and my uncle, he tried to touch it and got shocked, it was pretty impressive and scary
@daniell1483
@daniell1483 Рік тому
Really amazing video. Electric eels have been one of the most interesting fish i've ever known. The novelty of using electricity of all things to hunt and survive is endlessly fascinating. I hadn't known that they use electrics to see their environment. It seems like electricity is just as much their whole world as electricity is to we humans in the modern day.
@JayRapiz
@JayRapiz Рік тому
Such depth and intricacies when it comes to the discussions Kudos to this I'm learning and I'm loving it 😍
@protodroidstuff
@protodroidstuff Рік тому
I just found this channel - your simplicity of speech keeps making me think you're going to start saying some random garbage like a lot of other ""science"" channels, but really, you're just good at effectively communicating actual science in simple terms. Quite a nice channel, i'm adding it to the repertoire of science channels i'm subbed to :)
@nickrider5220
@nickrider5220 8 місяців тому
A seemingly remarkable creature that's even more remarkable than you first thought !👍
@audioadikt
@audioadikt Рік тому
I’ve asked myself this question so thank you guys for making the video… now I know!
@almala2022
@almala2022 Рік тому
Couldn't get enough of this series
@Keokanis
@Keokanis Рік тому
I love science and excellence: you bring both. Congrats. I just found you and subscribed. Keep it up!
@charlessarver1637
@charlessarver1637 Рік тому
I use to make many trips to the burien pet center in my home state as a kid. They had an electric eel on display there but it wasn't for sale. I was very fascinated by it and would observe it for long periods of time. They seem like they'd make dangerous pets though
@pandanganmatiyn1487
@pandanganmatiyn1487 Рік тому
Another great content! Here patiently waiting for your Insane Biology of: Tardigrades episode!
@aperson2730
@aperson2730 Рік тому
Great quality information as always from this channel
@kinfongyeung5400
@kinfongyeung5400 Рік тому
can someone explain why old documents/letters always use "f" looking letter for s
@gabrielmoro3d
@gabrielmoro3d 9 місяців тому
This is amazing, thanks a lot for all this info!
@reinatycoon3644
@reinatycoon3644 Рік тому
Electric Eels are awesome. I'd love to possess electrokinesis powers.
@michaelveramo4382
@michaelveramo4382 Рік тому
Outstanding as always! What software do you use when creating digital graphic scenes?
@marcodrochner2391
@marcodrochner2391 Рік тому
It's been a pretty long while since I've been legitimately interested by something or felt curious. Thank you for this well made video! I don't know if it was the combination of the music/presentation or just the biology on its own, but I definitely found it interesting.
@miriamkelly3106
@miriamkelly3106 Рік тому
SO AMAZING!! Thanks for sharing.
@TheSmileyTek
@TheSmileyTek Рік тому
Great video. Great job. Detailed explanation and thorough.
@MongoosePreservationSociety
@MongoosePreservationSociety Рік тому
Love the reference number footnotes in the bottom left corner!!
@WanderTheNomad
@WanderTheNomad Рік тому
So the preliminary doublet shocks is kinda like how a Venus Fly Trap's hairs work. They make sure that there's prey in proximity to activate their (what I'm assuming is) energy intensive capture action.
@mtheory526
@mtheory526 Рік тому
The narration @ 14:00 "they estimate that 10 Volta's electric eels working together could create 8600 volts" is incorrect. The voltage would never be higher that the eel with the highest voltage rating. Whomever wrote that doesn't understand electric circuits. The circuit the eels would make is called a parallel circuit. NOT a series circuit.
@musstakrakish
@musstakrakish Рік тому
Love this channel so much!!
@judgeholden9942
@judgeholden9942 Рік тому
Amazing how much of our modern technology was inspired by nature. I hope we continue to learn from the natural world, to harness it for the good of the people but also become more in harmony with it. The scale is tipped too far to one side presently.
@clownworld4655
@clownworld4655 Рік тому
Arguably every human invention is inspired by nature as that is all we know
@JeffreyShao
@JeffreyShao Рік тому
The electric eel is so "shocking"
@timothyfoglesong1324
@timothyfoglesong1324 Рік тому
around 10/2019 a peer reviewed paper was published establishing that the electric eels are not related to the knife fish or any fish. A stand alone species may be regarded as "ABIOGENESIS".
@larryoverturf9810
@larryoverturf9810 Рік тому
You are one of my favorite narrator's and your research is fantastic thanks for your contribution of so many animals.....
@gefginn3699
@gefginn3699 Рік тому
Great post my friend. I recall the electric eel being featured in one of the Spider-Man movies. Wicked stuff !! 😁
@kamikaze268
@kamikaze268 Рік тому
Love this series....can you do the insane biology of the giant centipede please
@chapter4444
@chapter4444 Рік тому
Loving your channel, thank you very much 🙂
@bnthern
@bnthern Рік тому
wonderfully interesting and well presented - thank you
@Blubbey77
@Blubbey77 Рік тому
Found this channel through German biologist Robert Marc Lehmann and I've been hooked since. The content you guys make is so so enjoyable and informative to watch. The facts, thesis' etc. astonishing
@poppysdaddi
@poppysdaddi Рік тому
every time i watch one of your videos i’m completely reintroduced to animals i thought i knew. what you’re doing on youtube is so cool and so needed.
@driedvegetable5881
@driedvegetable5881 Рік тому
I am learning so much.This channel is great.Thank you so much for yor work.
@14everytimeUsaid
@14everytimeUsaid Рік тому
Always been fascinated by electric eels. Electriciy is so cool
@thomaszaccone3960
@thomaszaccone3960 Рік тому
This was awesome. You should do one I on African Electric Catfish. They are fairly common in the tropical fish trade. I had one for a while. They have the same fat sausage like appearance but only reach about 3 feet
@ichinosesenpai3211
@ichinosesenpai3211 Рік тому
Your videos are the best
@Spectator007
@Spectator007 Рік тому
Oh my God the sinusoidal body posture blew me away!! That is so cool that they even have a cool attack animation and that its a physical representation of a wave function that directly results from electricity being produced. In my next life I want to be an electric eel. Time to squad up and do damage.
@ethanjensen6802
@ethanjensen6802 Рік тому
Eels really be using electricity as Tinder
@bhami
@bhami Рік тому
I hope you will follow up with a video on all the other pack-hunting fish, which I think includes that other scary Amazon denizen, the piranha.
@edwardzhang5142
@edwardzhang5142 Рік тому
I would totally like to see that as well, did not know there were only 9 species, I always thought it was much more.
@nobodysbaby5048
@nobodysbaby5048 Рік тому
Didja know piranhas are edible? Only for the brave, Chile.
@zabijavak2329
@zabijavak2329 Місяць тому
there’s another electric fish but it’s also a pack-hunting fish, the cornish jack!
@JeremiahPTTN
@JeremiahPTTN Рік тому
I am completely shocked by the electrifying science being these truly fascinating creates! All puns intended.
@heidirabenau511
@heidirabenau511 Рік тому
Really appreciate the measurements in the metric system as well as the imperial system
@michaelg659
@michaelg659 Рік тому
Amazing! I send links to these out to friends who I think might be interested and they love them as much as I do.
@Turdfergusen382
@Turdfergusen382 Рік тому
What is the range of a shock by one of these eels?
@BlackHazama
@BlackHazama Рік тому
Please post more of this Insane Biology series! It is soooo good!
@anna_in_aotearoa3166
@anna_in_aotearoa3166 9 місяців тому
So incredibly informative! I had absolutely NO idea about electric eels a) not being eels, b) being able to trigger self-discovery in their prey, or most freakily, c) being pack hunters like orca?? 👀
@Rubbe87
@Rubbe87 Рік тому
The Baghdad Battery is believed to date back 2,000 years and consists of three artifacts: a ceramic pot, a tube of copper, and an iron rod. It was discovered in present-day Khujut Rabu, Iraq in 1936 by a German archaeologist.
@Philostophie
@Philostophie Рік тому
Best video yet. Music was awesome too.
@Davethreshold
@Davethreshold Рік тому
This is one of the most FASCINATING creatures that you have ever featured. It is hard to understand how any animal can produce electric current, but when you explain it, there it is! They say when properly grounded a Human can die from between 75-120 volts RMS. We need a new science fiction film about these guys, but of course, they would be 200 feet long, and four feet wide! I picture the first scene as it zaps a nuclear submarine. LOL! Come on Mr. Bruckheimer! 🖤
@nobodysbaby5048
@nobodysbaby5048 Рік тому
As demonstrated, they can fry a good size crocodile.
@SorieI
@SorieI Рік тому
Imagine if aliens developed highly sophisticated electrical conducting organs in their grappling appendage that allow them to use insane technology that they power like an extention of their body
@nickbockelman6706
@nickbockelman6706 Рік тому
Great video, I like the cameo from the Protopterus sp. in the beginning
@Josh-cw8by
@Josh-cw8by Рік тому
I love these videos so much. Thanks!
@aidenralston5477
@aidenralston5477 Рік тому
It is so cool how animals like this exist, I forget these things exist sometimes and I just think wow, super powers COULD exist lol
@catmom1322
@catmom1322 Рік тому
As a neuroscientist, I find this particularly fascinating!
@elizabethbarajas8614
@elizabethbarajas8614 Рік тому
Ur cat is beautiful 😍
@theoplunkett5262
@theoplunkett5262 Рік тому
Great video and production
@emilythorne8181
@emilythorne8181 Рік тому
Fascinating, thank you
@Linkwii64
@Linkwii64 Рік тому
I had design clothes with electro shocks similar to the eels. The inside is electricity proof and the outside can free discharge electric if I were to be grabs hold by someone. Pressure sensor release release electric. Also I design to collect solar energy so when you walk outdoors it use the sun to collect energy. So far only for personal use.
@ruthhopeful1405
@ruthhopeful1405 Рік тому
Ok but how does this 800v surge thru its body without harming it in the first place?
@fancylouie
@fancylouie 9 місяців тому
i really want to know how these essays are produced. i know it’s not just a recital of a wiki page… who is doing the research and then writing the copy? IOW, how original is the content? i love these presentations, regardless, but i want to know…. the host has a great delivery!! yay real science!
@raytheoverlord9330
@raytheoverlord9330 Місяць тому
Check the description , they credit editor , narrator , produce , and reference their sources :)
@michael-hf7tn
@michael-hf7tn Рік тому
What a great video, I learned so much. Thank you.
@Paulie8K
@Paulie8K Рік тому
Crazy that we can thank a fish for being able to even watch this video and use the internet. Amazing content!!
@wamuelsillyson
@wamuelsillyson Рік тому
new insane biology dropped LETS GOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@mortified776
@mortified776 Рік тому
This one really left me stunned.
@Aldgri
@Aldgri Рік тому
bro this series is so interesting to watch while doing something
@MikoPellas
@MikoPellas Рік тому
Would I gain electric powers if I were to fall into a pool of electric eels?
@TrinityCore60
@TrinityCore60 Рік тому
No, you would just die.
@maxchilla732
@maxchilla732 Рік тому
According to the great scientific Dokumentary "The Amazing Spiderman" this is very likely to happen.
@TrinityCore60
@TrinityCore60 Рік тому
@@maxchilla732 ah, joking. Sorry, I didn’t notice at first.
@crackedemerald4930
@crackedemerald4930 Рік тому
You'd need to be black and a dork though
@ooooneeee
@ooooneeee Рік тому
There is only one way of finding out.
@MrDestroys
@MrDestroys Рік тому
Thanks my grandma didn't stand a chance
@da_ostrichyeet7999
@da_ostrichyeet7999 Рік тому
This is an amazing video! Thank you
@ma-mo6xn
@ma-mo6xn 9 місяців тому
Awesome video I enjoy this so much … nature is amazing !
@colesurf
@colesurf Рік тому
boom
@probablysmart
@probablysmart Рік тому
Wondering how many eels died during the evolution of electric eel, until the specie mastered how generate electricity and control the process. I trust evolution!!! 🥴
@BlessingsMate
@BlessingsMate Рік тому
EVOLUTION designed this?? A basic summary of what that means... In the beginning was nothing but then it somehow became as big as the universe. Then there was dirt and water but then somehow it became alive. Then there was an organism but somehow it had the structure and information to reproduce. Then one decided to be a male and somehow another organism became female and somehow at the same time, with fully functioning structure and information, they reproduced. Then they grew branches, then arms, then fins, then legs, then wings, and breathed water and then air and now we see them all perfectly mutated to flourish in their ecosystems! Seriously... Have you considered how a butterfly came to be? What came first, the egg? caterpillar? chrysalis? butterfly? What mutation could cause a crawling creature to suddenly hang upside down, dissolve its organs and appendages and 2 weeks later emerge as a flying creature? And then find another butterfly to reproduce? Truly a fairy tale! It is glaringly obvious we are part of creation. The world around us is so incredibly complex that design is the obvious, logical and scientific conclusion. Jesus was a real historical figure who claimed to be God. He also confirmed that he created the world and was coming back a second time to reward and judge the world. He proved this by rising from the dead and fulfilling many prophecies. He also foretold what would happen before he would come again. These things have been coming to pass more and more. He loves his creation and has a purpose for everyone of us! But the evil we see in the world is not from God. We have a cruel enemy of everything good and right and you can see the devil's handiwork more and more. Please look into this urgently and with honesty. God is not a policeman in the sky, he is not a genie that grants wishes, he is loving and merciful and rewards those who seek him. Do not decide who God is by looking at religious people, you must decide who God is by reading what he says about himself in the bible. Then you would have judged fairly. Start with John or Luke. These are eyewitness accounts of what Jesus said and did. There are many resources to answer your many questions. Especially on creation and evolution www.creation.com Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near (Isaiah 55) For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. (Romans 1:20) To realise that your life is precious, you are loved, and you have a purpose, is real freedom and responsibility. There is an epic heavenly battle for your soul! You're never alone, reach out from wherever you are, Jesus is there, trust Him.
@probablysmart
@probablysmart Рік тому
@@BlessingsMate Hello Dear Bless ya.. If you read my comment again, you will notice that I am a creationist who believes in God! I am actually making fun and laughing deeply at evolution, because of the impossibility of evolving such a complex creation as the electric eel… there has to be a God who is a mastermind biochemical electric engineer with top of the shelf software writing skills, with a few PhDs in hardware design.. hope you get my message.. Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory to Him Forever!
@BlessingsMate
@BlessingsMate Рік тому
Oops! Sorry, I should've taken more notice of the emoji too 🙃👍. Blessings
@adamcarnegie5660
@adamcarnegie5660 11 місяців тому
wow this is so brilliant! Thank you! 🥰
@fmulleady
@fmulleady Рік тому
Great videos and an awesome narrator!
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