• Question: who decided that it was a good idea to boil lobster alive?

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      Asked by y'ight to Anaïs, Peter, Shreesha on 19 Mar 2015.
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        Peter Maskell answered on 19 Mar 2015:

        people along time ago. think they could think of another way to kill them.

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        Anaïs Pujol answered on 20 Mar 2015:

        To eat them fresh. As soon you remove a lobster from water, it has 48h to live. As soon it is dead you can’t eat it anymore. It degrades quick and there are risks of intoxication. Lots of seafood are boil alive for the same reason.

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