How To Survive an Electric Eel Attack

Subscribe to our new show called Crazy Creatures: Electric eels can discharge up to 650 volts of electricity. That’s over 5 times the voltage of an American power outlet! If you think that sounds bad, take a closer look at the eels surrounding you. Those are Volta electric eels, known to pack an 860-volt punch. That’s the strongest electrical discharge of any animal. They have been known to knock an entire horse off its feet with a shock. So what would that shock do to you? Why would they attack a human? And could they follow you out of the water? Transcript and sources: 00:00 Intro 01:58 Step 1: Bring a friend 03:14 Step 2: Don’t attract attention 03:41 Step 3: Stay fit 04:09 Step 4: Get to land Produced by the makers of What If. Check out our What If channel: Whether it’s an earthquake, mudslide or shark attack, sur