Why does not self electrocute ?

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Hi.

 

Yes, an electric eel.

Miguel

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Skin effect?

 

Electric field is produced by the outter surface?

 

Some kind of rubbery insulating skin?

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eelictricity travels from point A to point B.

 

Electricity also makes heart of animals pump at a pulsed rate.

 

When heart is mugged by large electric field heart can not pump.

no 02 - no life.

 

Muscles in limbs trigger on electricity.

 

when muscles are mugged by large electric field they contract and can stop breathing etc.

 

Electricity can travel in some substances (conductors) and not in others (insulators)

 

If eelectricity can not get to organs because they are insulated or are not situated between point A and B then,

 

there will be no eelectrocution.