Can electric eels shock themselves?

Question

Can electric eels shock themselves?

Answer 1

No

Answer 2

Nope,  Because of eels chemical design, it protects itself from its own ions or whatever.

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Answer 3

depends on what they are saying to themselves at the time i guess

thats funny!

Answer 4

Since water is more conductive than body tissue the charge travels away from the eels.  The second possibility, and that’s that because the discharge is very quick the current doesn’t flow for long enough to shock an animal as large as an electric eel.

Nobody knows exactly how the electric eel keeps from shocking itself, but the best working hypothesis is that the vital organs like the brain and the heart are located as far as possible from the electric organ (up near the head), surrounded by fatty tissue that acts as an insulator.  In cross section through the tail, the electric eel is nearly entirely electric organ.

Answer 5

No they can't. If you learn physics about electricity at school, you shuold know. It is impossible

Answer 6

No i dont think a Electric Eel can shock themselves