Using an eel to light up a Christmas Tree

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TOKYO (Reuters) – An aquarium in Japan is shocking visitors with its Christmas display -- using an eco-friendly electric eel to illuminate the lights on its holiday tree....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101201/od_nm/us_japan_eel">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101201/od_nm/us_japan_eel</a>

It may be environmentally friendly in terms of a green energy source, but I'm not so sure about the morality of using an animal for it...
 
mojo;587012 wrote: It may be environmentally friendly in terms of a green energy source, but I'm not so sure about the morality of using an animal for it...
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How is it any different than using a horse to ride a trail or pull a cart?

or oxen to plow a field?
 
Rbredding;587030 wrote: How is it any different than using a horse to ride a trail or pull a cart?

or oxen to plow a field?
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True - I guess it's no different. The only part that I question is that, in order to extract electricity efficiently from the eel, I imagine that it's container and electrodes doesn't give it much room to move around.

But, given that eels are considered a normal part of diet in much of Asia, this may not be an issue in that culture.
 
I just have to say, this is shocking news indeed!




:lol2:


Sorry, couldn't resist.
 
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