Our 20th episode has landed, and it's a doozy. Are you ready to rock on to electric avenue with Ranking the Kingdom's latest review? We finally tackle an animal with a legitimate super power, the Electric Eel, and boy is it frustrating for our host. Believe it or not, the fact that these guys generate electricity is pretty much the only thing anyone wants to talk about! Learn how many electricity generating organs the electric eel has, discover the many uses of their multi-faceted anal fins, and listen in as Dylan becomes more and more frustrated with these ridiculously cool not-eels. It's an extra long helping of Ranking the Kingdom, perfect for these extra long fish! Note: There is a slight background noise when I speak for the first 20 or so minutes of the podcast. Sorry about that! The noise was my water heater, and it won't happen again. Thanks for listening! If you are new to the show and don't quite get how this whole "ranking animals" thing works, please head over to the show's website for a quick explanation of the rating system, or download Your Review and You, a 10 minute episode of the podcast that covers everything you need to know! Also rate and subscribe to Ranking the Kingdom on iTunes, and don't hesitate to follow the show on Facebook and Twitter (@rankthekingdom) for updates and links to interesting animal facts on occasion! You can also reach me, the host, at rankingthekingdom@gmail.com, and for those of you with podcast apps that do not display pictures you can go here to view each episode's set: rankingthekingdom.libsyn.com. Also, check out my new Audio-Drama called Robots Boning Ninjas! It's nowhere near as gross or off-putting as you might think, I promise! Episode Guide: (0:00 - 8:25) - Intro: Animal News, Could Spiders Eat Us, Never Ending Random Discussion. (8:38 - 18:25) - Unsorted Facts: South America, Gymnotiforms, Crocodile Bait. (18:35 - 33:48) - Instinct/ Evolution: Swim Bladders, Mouth Breathers, Electricity. (33:58 - 45:21) - Offense/ Defense: Teeth?, Shock Strength, Charge. (45:31 - 1:00:56) - Society/ Resourcefulness: Cannibal Babies, Egg Clutches, Electrolocation.  (1:01:05 - 1:09:05) - Legacy/ Future: Alexander Van Humboldt, Tweets, Pop. Guesses. (1:09:15 - 1:25:38) - The Ranking: The shocking conclusion. Pictures:   (Where Electric Eels Are) http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/electric-eel/#ElectricEel4.jpg   (Electric Eel) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/electric-eels-animals-science-shock/ (Electric Eel Attacking Out Of Water) http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/electric-eels-1.3621669 (Baby Eel, Possibly Electric?) https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8EEU4leH51M/maxresdefault.jpg (A Bubble Nest, Not An Eel’s Though) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/science/like-a-slimy-taser-electric-eels-can-leap-out-and-zap-their-prey.html   Sources: Thank you to Silent Partner for the intro/ transition/ outro music, “Cloud Patterns” And thank you to the following sources for all of the free information: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/28/spiders-could-theoretically-eat-every-human-on-earth-in-one-year/?utm_term=.e3238e3e8f9d (Spiders Could END Us) http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_V24_n2/JoA_v24_p161.pdf (Spider Weights) https://www.britannica.com/animal/electric-eel (Electric Eel Basics, 70% of Varzea Biomass) http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Electrophorus_electricus/ (More Electric Eel Facts) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2767210/ (Artificial Electric Eel Cells to Power Devices) http://www.popsci.com/why-dont-electric-eels-electrocute-themselves#page-2 (Why Don’t Eels Electrocute Themselves) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_eel (Even More Electric Eel Basics) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/science/like-a-slimy-taser-electric-eels-can-leap-out-and-zap-their-prey.html (Electric Eel Water Leap) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/science/the-surprising-power-of-an-electric-eels-shock.html?_r=0 (Electric Eel and The Brainless Fish Experiment) http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/riis/electriceel3.htm (In-Depth: How Electric Eels Generate Electricity) http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/68020/why-do-two-connected-1-5-volt-batteries-become-a-3-volt-battery (Why two 1.5v Batteries Output 3v) Thank you as well to the following musicians for providing their tracks royalty free on Youtube, all music listed in order of appearance: Porches and Universes by Puddle of Infinity   Clean Soul - Calming by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300033 Artist: http://incompetech.com/    CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/   We Always Thought the Future Would Be Kind of Fun by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/darkglow/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/   Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/   Undercover Vampire Policeman by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/uvp/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/   Out of the Skies, Under the Earth by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/reappear/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/