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On 2026-02-26 4:11 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
> On Aug 13, 2025 at 6:41:31 AM PDT, "Melissa Hollingsworth"
> wrote:
>
>> Verily, in article <107guh6$3lpf9$1@dont-email.me>, did
>> dtravel@sonic.net deliver unto us this message:
>>
>>> As I recall "Holodeck energy" was different than all the other energy
>>> the ship used, so replicators in the holodeck weren't possible.
>>>
>>> Yes, it really was that stupid.
>>>
>> So there's holodeck energy, food replicator energy, warp energy, and
>> regular energy?
>
> Don't forget the artificial and natural electricity!
>
>
Actually, that's a real distinction if you think about it. Electric eels
conduct electricity and it's natural; the stuff you get in your wall
socket is definitely artificial.
Mind you, I've never studied electric eels so they may not generate real
electricity. Maybe it's just something different that just got called
electricity mistakenly. Let's see if Claude.AI knows....
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Q: Do electric eels really generate electricity?
A: Yes, they really do! Electric eels (which are actually more closely
related to catfish than true eels) have specialized cells called
electrocytes that act like biological batteries. They have three
electric organs that take up most of their body, and they can generate
up to around 600 volts — enough to stun prey, deter predators, and even
navigate and communicate through low-level pulses. It's one of the more
remarkable things in the animal kingdom.
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