The electric eel's high-voltage discharges are subtle weapons

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/10/this-scientist-studied-electric-eels-what-he-found-will-shock-you/411403/?single_page=true

by curtis • 11 years ago

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mfoy_• 11 years ago

So the Eel uses the Zeno effect to observe it's prey, and therefore immobilize them-- Quantum Fishing.

fit2rule• 11 years ago

Ken Catania seems to be a human who has developed extra-sensory perception.

https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/biosci/bio_fac.php?id3=9...

What a brilliant read!

mrfusion• 11 years ago

Are there any technologies that use an electric field to sense the location of objects similar to what an eel does?

It seems like it might make a good input device for vr?

Jtsummers• 11 years ago

I imagine people smarter or with more time than me could imagine ways of turning a theremin into such a device.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin

lfowles• 11 years ago

Not quite the same mechanism, but how about stud finders or voltage detectors?

vutekst• 11 years ago

The passenger seats of certain cars use electric field sensing in the seatback to determine if there is an adult passenger present, to decide whether to enable the passenger-side airbag. (Though simply sensing by weight is also common.)

For an example of an electric field sensor, check out the Motorola MC33794.