I was unsure if there was a thread already about lobster, so I thought I would start one.

I have always loved lobster. A big plate of Maine lobster tails is one of the best meals I have ever had. But recently, I have begun questioning whether or not it is humane to actually eat lobster.

Think about it, you're dropping a LIVING CREATURE into a pot of boiling water, and boiling it alive. Seems a bit inhumane to me.

Then I started hearing rumors that lobster actually SCREAM when dropped into the boiling water. Now I've done some research, and scientists hold that it is impossible for a lobster to scream, as they have no vocal chords, and that if there is any noise coming from a lobster during the boiling process, it is most like air escaping its stomach through its mouth parts. Scientists also suggest that lobsters don't possess enough nerve endings to even feel the pain that boiling would cause.

Fair enough, but I figured in this day and age of computers and internet and YouTube, there has to be a video out there somewhere that can settle this dispute one and for all.

Well I found a video, and I was shocked by what I saw and heard. Scientists can say what they want, but the proof is in the pudding. The screaming is barely audible over the boiling, but clear enough as long as the volume is up loud enough. I'll let you decide for yourselves: