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FlyingMacheteSponser t1_j67vpp6 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch

That's pretty much what a defribulator does. The heart muscles contracting out of sync is called fribulation, so a defribulator shocks them back into a regular rhythm.

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fyonn t1_j67w79a wrote

I thought it basically temporarily overwhelmed all the electrical signals and effectively stopped the heart, allowing it to restart on its own but hopefully in sync..?

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hyzermofo t1_j6850h4 wrote

TIL that I had zero idea how defribulator is spelled. I give it 30 minutes, then it's gone again.

Edit: turns out I knew very well it's spelled defibrillator. Bamboozled. Hoodwinked. And also the other one.

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