Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called?

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Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by toolic (Bishop) on Feb 01, 2017 at 13:52 UTC
Everyone who touched one yelled "son-of-a-b#$@!". Let's go with that.	[reply]
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by LanX (Saint) on Feb 01, 2017 at 14:03 UTC
Oh, electricity was "invented" ? :) Must have been long before the pope released babies from purgatory. ;-) Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Je suis Charlie!}	[reply]
Re^2: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by Eily (Monsignor) on Feb 01, 2017 at 15:02 UTC
But it probably happened long after the discovery of inventing.	[reply]
Re^3: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by LanX (Saint) on Feb 01, 2017 at 15:27 UTC
I know it's a pun... ... but the question if "invention" is older than the knowledge of electricity is interesting. IMHO achievements like Archimedes_screw were known before static electricity after rubbing amber (ἤλεκτρον = "élektron" in Greek) was described. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Je suis Charlie!} Update and for completeness the Electric Eel stems from South America, but I doubt the "inventors" left written records about the name! ;)	[reply]
Re^4: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by Ratazong (Monsignor) on Feb 01, 2017 at 17:19 UTC
Re^5: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by ambrus (Abbot) on Feb 24, 2017 at 19:13 UTC
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Re^4: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by tusker (Novice) on Feb 27, 2017 at 10:49 UTC
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by Tux (Canon) on Feb 02, 2017 at 13:11 UTC
In Dutch it is called "sidderaal", which reflects pretty much what is heppening without mentioning how or why it happens. Literally translated: tremble-eal or shake-eal. Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn	[reply]
Re^2: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by afoken (Chancellor) on Feb 02, 2017 at 20:33 UTC
In Dutch it is called "sidderaal" In German: "Zitteraal", same translation, same idea: touch it and it will shake you. Alexander -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply]
Re^2: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by jdporter (Chancellor) on Feb 02, 2017 at 14:00 UTC
I'm guessing "sidder" is a cognate of English "shudder".	[reply]
Re^3: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by LanX (Saint) on Feb 02, 2017 at 23:40 UTC
> I'm guessing "sidder" is a cognate of English "shudder". Not really see http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/shudder The cognate of shudder are Dutch schudden and German schaudern. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Je suis Charlie!}	[reply]
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by Anonymous Monk on Feb 07, 2017 at 13:20 UTC
My vote goes to "lightning eel" or "thundering eel", as I assume that people were struck by lightning long before they were zapped by eel. Or at least the phenomena was more known. Wikipedia mentions something about it: "Long before any knowledge of electricity existed, people were aware of shocks from electric fish. Ancient Egyptian texts dating from 2750 BCE referred to these fish as the "Thunderer of the Nile", and described them as the "protectors" of all other fish." Source: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-abstract/41/11/794/289451/Electric-Fish	[reply]
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by chacham (Prior) on Feb 02, 2017 at 21:27 UTC
Before electricity was invented, electric eels had to stun with gas Fwiw, that comes from Moses May Have Been an Apache and Other Actual Facts. A silly little book.	[reply]
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by Random_Walk (Prior) on Feb 27, 2017 at 12:20 UTC
Shocky McShockFish Cheers, R. Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!	[reply]
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by perldigious (Priest) on Feb 02, 2017 at 16:49 UTC
Maybe @EelectricMiguel knows? Have you asked him? :-) Miguel Wattson (@EelectricMiguel), is now the conductor of his own Twitter account. As shocking as it may seem, this fish uses his unique abilities to trigger tweets. "As shocking as it may seem" *snicker Just another Perl hooker - Selling my `%hash` for `$cash`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by tweetiepooh (Hermit) on Feb 07, 2017 at 16:53 UTC
Maybe it was called the "Electic Eel" and "Electicty" was so named because it felt like touching an "Electric Eel".	[reply]
Re^2: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by afoken (Chancellor) on Feb 07, 2017 at 17:35 UTC
Maybe it was called the "Electic Eel" and "Electicty" was so named because it felt like touching an "Electric Eel". No. Quoting Wikipedia: The ancient Greeks noticed that amber attracted small objects when rubbed with fur. Along with lightning, this phenomenon is one of humanity's earliest recorded experiences with electricity. In his 1600 treatise De Magnete, the English scientist William Gilbert coined the New Latin term electricus, to refer to this property of attracting small objects after being rubbed. Both electric and electricity are derived from the Latin ēlectrum, which came from the Greek word for amber, ἤλεκτρον (ēlektron). Alexander -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply]
Re^2: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by soonix (Canon) on Feb 08, 2017 at 10:43 UTC
ITYM the eclectic eel ;-)	[reply]
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by herveus (Prior) on Feb 08, 2017 at 19:52 UTC
Howdy! Cowboy Neal yours, Michael	[reply]
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by Anonymous Monk on Feb 01, 2017 at 13:37 UTC
The name wasnt in English	[reply]
Re: Before electricity was invented, what was the Electric Eel called? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Feb 08, 2017 at 10:59 UTC
Moi 'mebrin' 'ead 'member's 'ee were known as a 'lectrickereel.	[reply]


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