Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Study: Lobstermen Don't Feel Pain
Here at Andromeda, we encourage the study of science. This means that, on occasion, we report scientific studies from unusual sources in order to support their work. However, we do not necessarily endorse their conclusions or their methodology.
We, the Future Lobster Scientists of America, have just completed our follow-on study to the Norwegian work and report the following results. When placed live in boiling water, most lobstermen will react with what we call "avoidance reflexes" such as thrashing, screaming and crying, and, when momentarily removed from the boiling water and asked "So how do you like it?" would exhibit a primitive form of tearful begging, likely caused by a simple chemically induced mechanism in their tiny nervous systems. Additionally, it appeared most of them actually enjoyed being dipped in butter.
