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The current that the eel s of the About body produces stuns or kills frogs length of the electric eel is and small fish, but it does not taken up by its electric organs. affect other electric eels or These organs are made up of the eel itself. However, the special muscles containing current does injure the eel's electric cells. When something eyes, and electric eels more disturbs it, the fish discharges than a foot long are blind. current. a powerful electric The electric eel uses its In fact, the electric eel., WHY!" care of this paper. Include Zip Code. In case of duplicate questions the author FUN TIME The Riddle Box Try this on your friend. Say: "I can prove that of six is nine." The trick is down the word SIX. Take s IX. In of it Roman numerals IX is 9. What did the letter say to the stamp? 2. What is so delicate that you can break it with a whisper? 3. 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