“Visitors to the Tennessee aquarium may be shocked to learn that the Christmas tree is being powered by an unusual renewable energy source – an electric eel.”
“The flashy fish goes by the name of Miguel Wattson and has his own Twitter account, @EelectricMiguel.”
“A special system connected to Miguel’s tank enables his naturally occurring shocks to power strands of lights on a nearby tree, the aquarium said in a news statement. Miguel releases low-voltage blips of electricity when he is trying to find food, aquarist Kimberly Hurt said.”
View the whole story here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/04/electric-eel-powers-tennessee-aquarium-christmas-tree