Electrocute Your Nerves To Music

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SAFETY NOTE: keep the electrode pairs on the same side of the body, never crossing the body/heart.

TENS Unit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcutaneous_electrical_nerve_stimulation
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is the use of electric current produced by a device to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes.

Electrical Muscle Stimulation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_muscle_stimulation
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), also known as neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) or electromyostimulation, is the elicitation of muscle contraction using electric impulses.

Luigi Galvani
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_muscle_stimulation
Luigi Galvani (1791) provided the first scientific evidence that current can activate muscle.

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