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World’s First Christmas Tree Powered by an Eel!

12/22/2010
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  • Eel Powered Christmas Tree
    This time of year, holiday lights are sucking up power from the grid in enormous proportions - but that's not the case with one very special Christmas Tree in Japan. Housed in an aquarium, this nifty holiday tree's lights are hooked up to an aluminum electrode inside the tank of an electric eel. Every time the eel moves, it sends an 800 watt zap through the water and makes the lights sparkle....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-christmas-tree-powered-by-an-eel/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • First Eel Powered Christmas Tree in the World
    This time of year, holiday lights are sucking up power from the grid in enormous proportions - but that's not the case with one very special Christmas Tree in Japan. Housed in an aquarium, this nifty holiday tree's lights are hooked up to an aluminum electrode inside the tank of an electric eel. Every time the eel moves, it sends an 800 watt zap through the water and makes the lights sparkle....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-christmas-tree-powered-by-an-eel/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • First Eel Powered Christmas Tree in the World
    This time of year, holiday lights are sucking up power from the grid in enormous proportions - but that's not the case with one very special Christmas Tree in Japan. Housed in an aquarium, this nifty holiday tree's lights are hooked up to an aluminum electrode inside the tank of an electric eel. Every time the eel moves, it sends an 800 watt zap through the water and makes the lights sparkle....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-christmas-tree-powered-by-an-eel/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • First Eel Powered Christmas Tree in the World
    This time of year, holiday lights are sucking up power from the grid in enormous proportions - but that's not the case with one very special Christmas Tree in Japan. Housed in an aquarium, this nifty holiday tree's lights are hooked up to an aluminum electrode inside the tank of an electric eel. Every time the eel moves, it sends an 800 watt zap through the water and makes the lights sparkle....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-christmas-tree-powered-by-an-eel/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • First Eel Powered Christmas Tree in the World
    This time of year, holiday lights are sucking up power from the grid in enormous proportions - but that's not the case with one very special Christmas Tree in Japan. Housed in an aquarium, this nifty holiday tree's lights are hooked up to an aluminum electrode inside the tank of an electric eel. Every time the eel moves, it sends an 800 watt zap through the water and makes the lights sparkle....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-christmas-tree-powered-by-an-eel/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Eel Powered Christmas Tree

This time of year, holiday lights are sucking up power from the grid in enormous proportions - but that's not the case with one very special Christmas Tree in Japan. Housed in an aquarium, this nifty holiday tree's lights are hooked up to an aluminum electrode inside the tank of an electric eel. Every time the eel moves, it sends an 800 watt zap through the water and makes the lights sparkle....

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