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Harun Yahya

An electric eel

The electric eel Electrophorus electricus lives in the An electric
Amazon. Two-thirds of its two-meter long body is stun gun
covered in 5,000 to 6,000 electricity-producing disc-
like plates that produce 550 V / 2 A of electricity. The
shock is sufficient to stun fish up to two meters
away. (“Iste Doga,” Bilim ve Teknik, Nov. 1985, 11.)

Scientists imitate the electric eel’s defense mecha-
nism, using the same principle as it employs today.
That the eel can release such a strong discharge of
electricity is truly a miracle of creation. It’s out of the
question for this exceedingly complex system in-
volved to have come about in stages: If the fish’s
electricity production fails to function completely, it
will give it no advantage. In other words, every part
of the system must have been created flawlessly and
at the same time.

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