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Electric eels can produce enough electricity to kill a human.

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Is it true that electric eels can produce enough electricity to kill a human?

Yes. A natural history museum source states that, in theory, an electric eel's shocks could be powerful enough to cause an adult person to have a heart attack or stop breathing, though such deaths are very rare. Other sources note eel voltages of 450-650 volts, enough to stun a person.

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Electric eel - Wikipedia
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Electric eel - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_eel

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Finding the electric field around an electric eel
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Finding the electric field around an electric eel. (n.d.). physics.stackexchange.com. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/119709

thedorlingkindersleyscienceencyclopedia2
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thedorlingkindersleyscienceencyclopedia2. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/thedorlingkindersleyscienceencyclopedia2

How do electric eels work? | Natural History Museum
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How do electric eels work? | Natural History Museum. (n.d.). nhm.ac.uk. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-do-electric-eels-work.html

Electric Eels. (Tuapeka Times, 11 January 1890)
1890
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Electric Eels. (Tuapeka Times, 11 January 1890). (1890). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TT18900111.2.38.1

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