| CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 48) An electric eel is wired to give off 500 volts. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7224 |
| Catalog #: | 505022 | |
| Clip Number: | 505022-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 466 | |
| Timecode: | 01:37:57 - 01:38:51 | |
| Location: | USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/FISH: Eels INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Electricity LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA SCIENCE: Biology | |
| Description: | CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 48) An electric eel is wired to give off 500 volts. Various shots of electric eels in a laboratory tank in the United States of America. A scientist takes one of the eels out and attaches a negative and positive belt to each end of it. The electric current generated by each wriggle of the eel is measured on a machine. Commentator says the 500 volts from the creature could light an electric bulb or run a motor. | |


