Christmas Tree Lit Using Electric Eel Power

Interesting. The article mentions 800 watts when the eel swims--that's hard (for me) to imagine. I didn't want to google--I'd be interested in anybody that can shed light on:

• how they collect the electricity?
• how much energy the eel can produce on a continuous basis?

Maybe the article should have said the eel produces 800 watts when it is induced (how?) to initiate a shock?

well i was curious too and since it's the end of the day and i need something to keep me awake, I did google it!

wiki says more like 500 watts but thats when it's attacking prey, not just swimming.

But then i think to myself, anyone who works with eels and went to so much trouble to have fun should also know a thing or two about them. so now Im even more curious about the real numbers.

But thats what i love about this site!

When they commercialize this, you can get a 6-eelpower aquarium to run your whole house. Off the grid, and works at night, too!

great idea.. can you afford the fish food?