What happens when a crocodile tries to take a bite out of an electric eel?

[spartanmanor]

Watch and find out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5DKBWXFLGI&feature=player_embedded

 

[similost]

Different way to hunt crocs... Wonder how big a breaker they had to use to keep it from popping?

 

[www.records]

ZAP!!!!! It is amazing how much of an electrical charge those eels have.

 

[similost]

That's not a real eel... watch the video really close.. you can see the wire leading to the "eel"

 

[spartanmanor]

That line is supposedly the guys fishing line which caught the eel.

 

[ZebraBlvd]

I believe I remember reading that the little zappers can emit anywhere from 100v to 600v, depending upon their size.

 

[similost]

I still ain't buying it... an eel can only produce a short duration shock.. Just enough to scare something off. Not enough to cause something to latch on and not let go for a minutes time..

 

[rollei35guy]

I think the croc was 'eel-advised' ...

 

[sxty8goats]

I still ain't buying it... an eel can only produce a short duration shock.. Just enough to scare something off. Not enough to cause something to latch on and not let go for a minutes time..

It looked like a fishing line running to the eel in the video to me. But like you, I thought it was a quick discharge event and it would take time to 'recharge' the eel. So I hopped over to the Wikipedia entry. (Knife Fish actually, thanks Wiki) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_eel

In the electric eel, some 5,000 to 6,000 stacked electroplaques are capable of producing a shock at up to 500 volts and 1 ampere of current (500 watts). Such a shock could be deadly for an adult human................

The electric eel is unique among the gymnotiforms in having large electric organs capable of producing lethal discharges that allows them to stun prey.[4] There are reports of this fish producing larger voltages, but the typical output is sufficient to stun or deter virtually any other animal. .......When agitated, it is capable of producing these intermittent electrical shocks over a period of at least an hour without signs of tiring.

The best part of the video is the guy s#!t talking the croc after he was shocked / stunned...

 

[similost]

Huh.. interesting... so stuns it.. then releases another charge... and so on.. so it's not a continious shock, but a lot of closely spaced shocks I guess...

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

I think the croc was 'eel-advised' ...

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

As I understand it, eels can produce up to 500 volts @ 1 amp, and modulate the frequency, which is enough to induce death.

 

[Redboy]

I still ain't buying it... an eel can only produce a short duration shock.. Just enough to scare something off. Not enough to cause something to latch on and not let go for a minutes time..

And you'd be happy to take a bite out of an electric eel to prove it? :scratch2:

I'd be happy to watch.

 

[similost]

No way.. I'm sure it would feel all slimey and taste too fishy..

 

[sxty8goats]

Huh.. interesting... so stuns it.. then releases another charge... and so on.. so it's not a continious shock, but a lot of closely spaced shocks I guess...

Yep. Pretty cool. I always thought they were more 'battery' like. Pretty scary creature when you look at it. There was another video on youtube of an electric eel being used to light a Christmas tree. Every time it moved it would put out a small pulse and flash the lights. The lights were flashing fairly consistently.

 

[TebbieBear]

No way.. I'm sure it would feel all slimey and taste too fishy..

It would no doubt make you eel.

 

[GlobalWarming]

Yep. Pretty cool. I always thought they were more 'battery' like. Pretty scary creature when you look at it. There was another video on youtube of an electric eel being used to light a Christmas tree. Every time it moved it would put out a small pulse and flash the lights. The lights were flashing fairly consistently.

So those lucky guys in Brasil get free power to power amps and their speakers....

 

[sxty8goats]

So those lucky guys in Brasil get free power to power amps and their speakers....

I think they mainly use it to produce boot leg LP's to sell on Ebay.