+ REVERSING THE FALL + CRACKERS IN BED +INMATES+KITTENS+ ABSENCE/ EXCESS/ LOSS+ LOBSTER BISQUE TALES
Experiments conducted at the University of Maine determined that:
Hypnotizing the lobster by holding its head down and rubbing it nearly doubles the length of time it moves.
Slow heating in salt water from room temperature results in increased activity when the water reaches a temperature of around 30°C/86°F. This activity lasts 2¹–3 minutes and then subsides.
Pot steaming seems to reduce the activity of lobsters. However, lobsters at the top of the steam rack may still be alive after 20 minutes when large numbers of lobsters are being cooked at once unless the steam is retained in the pot.
Chilling/icing, by placing the lobster on ice or in a freezer (but not freezing it), delays the onset of activity about 30 seconds and reduces the duration of movement to about 20 seconds.
Boiling in the traditional manner causes a lobster to begin activity in 5–10 seconds and continue for 1–11/2 minutes.
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