Suppose that instead the shock was intense enough to kill half the chimps and wasn't turned off. Now the chimp that "gets out there and grabs it" causes many deaths.
The real moral here should be the importance of passing down the reasoning behind certain actions. Information would allow future chimps to weigh the risk/benefit of touching the electric meat.
The real moral here should be the importance of passing down the reasoning behind certain actions. Information would allow future chimps to weigh the risk/benefit of touching the electric meat.