Comments on: I’m Dreaming of an Eel-Illuminated Christmas

By: voucher

voucher — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:48:00 +0000

The Earth’s magnetic field is thought to arise from a natural dynamo of circulating currents in the planet’s core.Certain crystals, such as quartz, or evensugar, generate a potential difference across their faces when subjected to external pressure.This phenomenon is known as piezoelectricity, from the Greek piezein(πιέζειν), meaning to press, and was discovered in 1880 byPierre and Jacques Curie. The effect is reciprocal, and when a piezoelectric material is subjected to an electric field, a small change in physical dimensions take place.

By: Dave B

Dave B — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:15:40 +0000

FC360 Said: “That’s a small tree?”

Not the (conventional) one in the intro few seconds, the one next to the tank.
Considering average height of young Japanese people, I doubt it’s even 6 feet tall.

By: sk8sonh2o

sk8sonh2o — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:33:41 +0000

Let’s sing some Christmas corals !! The tree lights up whenever anyone mentions ‘sushi’.

By: Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor)

Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:55:54 +0000

Good call, Joost. Will you be around for headline consultations in the future?

By: Joost Zaal

Joost Zaal — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 10:33:27 +0000

You shoulda called it Eelluminated.

By: FC360

FC360 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:02:00 +0000

That’s a small tree? Would love to see their idea of a big tree then lol

By: pete.d

pete.d — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:39:00 +0000

800W every time the eel moves? Forgive me if I’m a bit skeptical, unless we’re talking about a burst of electricity just a tiny fraction of a second long (1/100th or shorter, and even that seems generous to me).

What is the actual sustainable output from an electric eel? “800W” by itself is meaningless.