After hearing such an obvious hint from Bai Xuan, Professor Jerry would naturally not fail to guess the correct answer.

However, when he guessed the correct answer, he was even more shocked.

Not only was he shocked, but he also had many doubts in his mind.

"Is this bioelectricity?"

"But the bioelectric current in the human body is so small, how can it produce arcs outside the body?"

"wrong!"

"Since you can generate an arc, it proves that the bioelectric current you can control is far beyond this intensity."

"Is it possible that you have undergone some kind of special body modification? Or is it some kind of genetic engineering surgery?"

"So you have the ability to discharge electricity like an electric eel?"

As a scientist in the field of life, Professor Jerry naturally knows about electric eels.

So when he thought of this, he naturally thought of detailed information about electric eels.

Although electric eels are called"eels", It is not a type of eel. It is closer to catfish in biological classification, and both are placed under the general order of swim bladders. The discharge ability of the electric eel comes from the discharge body composed of its specialized muscle tissue. The muscle tissue is almost It can discharge electricity, accounting for more than 80% of its body length, and has thousands of discharge bodies. The head of the electric eel is the negative electrode, and the tail is the positive electrode. Each discharge body can produce a voltage of about 0.15 volts. When thousands of discharge bodies When the body is fully discharged at the same time, the voltage is as high as 600 to 800 volts.

However, this high voltage can only be maintained for a very short time, and the discharge ability will decrease with fatigue or aging. The electric eel can freely control the level of discharge It is generally believed that the purpose of electric eels emitting low electricity is to warn, test or detect. The reason why electric eels can discharge is because there are some cells in the electric eel's body that are like small laminated batteries. When it is activated by nerve signals When excited, it can suddenly cause ions to flow through its cell membrane.

There are such cells in the body of the electric eel from beginning to end, just like many stacked batteries. When an electric current is generated, all these batteries are connected in series, so that in A high voltage is generated between the head and tail of the electric eel.

Many of these battery packs are connected in parallel, so that a large enough current can be generated outside the body. These currents are enough to stun or kill its prey or natural enemies..

Electric fish in fresh water need more batteries connected in series, because the resistance of fresh water is larger, and generating the same current requires a higher voltage.

Therefore, electric eels can discharge at will and control the discharge time and intensity. The generator is the most The main hub is the nerve part of the organ.

The average voltage when electric eels discharge is more than 350 volts, but there are also discharge records of 650 volts. The maximum voltage of Covenant electric eels reaches more than 800 volts, such a strong voltage is enough to kill A cow.

The current generated by the electric eel when discharging is very weak, generally less than 1 amp; sometimes the observed voltage is 500 volts and the current is 2 amps, that is, a short-term discharge with a power of 1000 watts. Although the electric eel emits direct current , but the discharge frequency can reach 300 pulses per second.

The damage of its discharge depends on the size of the eel and the condition of the body.

When the electric eel is less than 1 meter long, the voltage increases with the growth of the electric eel. When it grows to After 1 meter, only the intensity of the current is increased. The electric eel can discharge 50 times per second, but after continuous discharge, the current gradually weakens and disappears completely after 10 to 15 seconds. After a rest, it can resume its discharge ability.

In Within a range of 3 to 6 meters in the water, people often touch the electricity emitted by electric eels and are knocked unconscious, or even fall into the water and drown. The electric current emitted from the tail of the electric eel flows to the receptors in the head, thus forming a wave around its body. A weak electric field.

There are specialized cells in the central nervous system of electric eels to monitor the activity of electroreceptors, and can direct the behavior of electric eels based on the results of monitoring analysis, and decide to take predatory behavior, avoidance behavior, or other behaviors.

Someone has done this before An experiment: Place two vertical wires in the pool, put the electric eels in, and place the pool in a dark environment. It was found that the electric eels always shuttled between the wires without touching the wires at all; when the wires were energized , the electric eel ran back quickly.

This shows that electric eels rely on"electricity" to judge their surrounding environment.

The discharge organs of the electric eel are on both sides of the body, and most of its body or important organs are covered by a highly insulating structure, which acts like a large battery in the water. Electric current passes through the path with the smallest resistance, so when a discharge occurs in water, the electric current will pass through the water, and the electric eel will not electrocute itself.

But if the electric eel is caught in the air, because the resistance of the air is greater than the resistance of its body, it will electrocute itself if it discharges.

In addition, if the electric eel is injured and the insulators on both sides are damaged at the same time, a short circuit will occur like two exposed wires during discharge.

Electric eels can use this current to"remotely control" their prey, causing the hiding fish to twitch and reveal their location. The electric eel's electrical current also induces involuntary muscle contractions in its prey, paralyzing it

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Based on this information, Professor Jerry can roughly judge the approximate ability and intensity of Bai Xuan's extraordinary power.

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