Electricity question: Is there such a thing as this?

Question

Okay...
Electricity moves through objects or from one object to the other, so it's sort of 'outward' in that manner, right?

So here's the question:
Is there such a thing that PULLS electricity towards it?

(I don't mean "ATTRACT", that would just mean supplying the electricity a pathway through continuous conductivity.
I mean "PULL")

You see, I was thinking this: Many people suffer prolonged muscle spasms.
Electricity is often used (especially in therapy) to stimulate muscular movement through contractions, much like spasms.
Now, IF it were possible to suck out/ pull/ extract the accumulated bio-electricity in a given part of the body, then THEORETICALLY the spasm or muscular contraction could be undone.

So... about my question: Is there such a device or 'phenomena' that pulls electricity?

Answer 1

I agree with Oldguy and ICE-D above.

They have a greater understanding of electricity than you do.

Kisses,
Laura

Answer 2

The Earth pulls electricity. Electricity moves through things that conduct it towards the Earth. That's all it does. It can vary in strength (voltage), the speed it travels at (current)... It can be regulated to flow in bursts at a certain rate (frequency)...

If a charge is powerful enough... a conductor isn't even necessary and the electricity will "arc" to the Earth, like lightning for example...

A ground wire connected to a grounding rod will drain any electrical charge form anything.

A ground will always "pull" electricity toward it unless there is an insulator in the way.

In a battery... The negative terminal simulates the Earth and electrons do indeed flow from the positive terminal towards the negative terminal, doing whatever work you have for them to do along the way. 2 years of physics or not... That's a well-known fact and ICE-D has it backward.

While it's true that muscle movements are triggered by electrical impulses, there is very little understanding of how these impulses are produced by the body through releases of chemicals etc... (like in a battery)... or what triggers the release of these chemicals... and that's probably where the problem lies when a person suffers from muscle spasms.

Answer 3

Yes, and I would call it a mixed signal. I wouldn't know if that is the term for it, but in essence that is what it is. say you have an ordinary AC output (Fase1 and 0) with about 5 V, this produces a sinus curve with an amplitude of ± √(2) × 5 V. Now if you connect a DC power supply with about 7 V (7 is above √(2) × 5 V) Plus to Fase1 and Minus to 0. The two curves will sum up, moving the sinus curve 7V up so all parts of the curve is above 0V

Answer 4

You could use a condenser. However, about your idea of muscular spasms... They don't occur solely because of electrical impulses. The nervous systems also produces chemical and electromagnetic impulses that allow cells to communicate. Muscular spasms can be produced because of gradient differences in internal and external K+, Na+ or Cl-. They can also be caused by venoms and poisons, like the one produced by the black widow. The opposite effect is caused by "curare" a poison extracted from the Colombian Tree frog in South America.

Answer 5

Electricity is flow of electrons. And electricity flow can be reversed by changing the polarity and electrical potential difference.

About the application that you mentioned, I can't comment. But there are several ways of treating muscle spasms.

Answer 6

Electron flow occurs from higher concentrations of electrons to lower concentrations. You may not be able to pull electrons out to stop the current, but if you increase the electrons in the area affected, then the existing flow will stop moving into this area. Sort of signal jamming. Reduce the potential difference and the current will be reduced.

Answer 7

no, electricity can be effected by strong magnetic fields, electrostatic fields and nuclear reactions. the energy needed to effect the neurological pathways would most likely damage the patient. the cure would be worse than the disease. besides, muscle spasms are a symptom of a disease, so you will be curing the symptom and not the disease

Answer 8

unfortuntely mate, electricity is made up of electrons, negatively charged, and these are repelled from the negeative terminal of a power suplly (battery, mains, etc.) Thus they get pushed from the negative end. What you may be able to do is to use the electricity, not pull it but provide an outlet for it.

Answer 9

I like the way you think.....not sure if there is anything like that but its well worth a search.