system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: The human body uses electricity to operate. Does the initial "charge" come from your parent or is it something we produce independently from the start?
gpt
It's not electricity in the same sense as what we use for electronics.  Rather, our cells use electric action potentials gained by moving charged ions around.  Your cells produce these ions via cellular respiration.  There is no "initial charge".  Rather, it's an ongoing process.