A positive move could be afoot in Blackburn which may bring down electricity costs. This would entail natural energy being harvested from Electric Eels. An establishment in Blackburn is being set aside for generating that most valuable resource of them all – electricity.
Electric eels are usually found in South America’s Amazon and Orinoco rivers. They are not really eels, but belong to a genus called Knifefish, which are related to Catfish. Other members of this species can also generate natural electricity, but not in such high voltage amounts attributed to Electric Eels. This creature can generate a charge powerful enough to kill large creatures, including human beings. In the wild, they have been known to generate up to 860 volts and they can illuminate 40 watt lightbulbs under lab conditions.
Experiments have been carried out on electric eels, with sensors being attached to them, enabling measurement of current created by their impulses. Other means will be tried to collect electricity from these eels by using pods which save these short bursts of electricity to specially adapted conductors. This will be done by enticing these predators to attack a receptor which is disguised as their enemy, the Piranha Fish. It uses an electrical process based on a discharge method created by Dr Frankenstein to give life to one of his patients.
Plans for this eel farm are being kept secret for now. It is quite ironic how an old factory known as the fuse used to be located somewhere in Blackburn, but its whereabouts are still classified. There are also plans to build a pipeline to this eel farm from a nearby catering establishment. This will mean pigswill from here will be able to be pumped into feeder tanks, supplying these captive eels with fresh food. After all, if one of these creatures can take out an Amazon Capybara, then eating yesterday’s leftover bangers and mash should be quite a treat for them.
One of those annoying problems with keeping eels is them eventually wanting to go back to the Sargasso Sea to breed. But the fact Electric Eels are not real eels, means we won’t be subject to a state of panic by sightings of eight foot fish clambering over our fields and through Blackburn’s streets in their efforts to jump in our Rivers Blakewater or Darwen, while trying to get back to the Sargasso Sea. This is because Electric Eels are really Knifefish and a different species altogether.
There has been resistance to this project from environmental groups, including negative comments. Some bright sparks say farming Electric Eels is a shockingly cruel idea and should be grounded. But its manager insists he is a down to earth person and really positive about this project. He says he has live contacts who see many environmental and business rewards being provided for Blackburn, all at the flick of a switch.
