recharge my battery
*buttery
Oh wait that’s already a word. Hang on is that why eels are slippery?
Comment on eel butts
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Butt which end is positive vs negative?
I need to know so I can recharge my battery.
HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 1 day ago
swagmoney@lemmy.ca 17 hours ago
conventional current positive or electron flow positive?
piranhaconda@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Head positive, tail negative (seriously)
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 day ago
So, according to the diagram, the butthole of the eel is the positive electrode?
Or did I miss something here?
CaptSatelliteJack@lemy.lol 1 day ago
That “did I miss something here?” really instills an image of you standing at a workbench with a live electric eel, various electronics parts, and an IKEA instruction booklet in hand trying to get this thing to charge your phone.
spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I’m getting"If you’re not sure, call IKEA’s help center and one of our friendly associates will help you to set up your new furniture in no time!" vibes
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Well, we can’t just release them without a full battery. That would be rather cruel.
magic_window@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Piranhaconda knows what’s up
marcos@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
You just need capacitors.
Gladaed@feddit.org 1 day ago
If it created a lot of energy it would need to much food. The beauty of electric defense is that very little energy deposited has an outsized effect, by attacking your electronics directly potentially even killing.
piranhaconda@mander.xyz 23 hours ago
The water also reduces the electrical resistivity of skin so less power is needed to be harmful (at least for humans, some fish and reptiles are a different story)