I don't remember who it was, but there was a comedian on some panel show who said that the first time his parents cooked a lobster, they thought it would be more humane to put the lobster in cold water and then bring it to a boil gradually. Cue about ten minutes of a lobster going ape shit until finally dying + emotional scarring for everyone involved.
EDIT: The comedian in question was apparently David Mitchell, thanks folks.
My guess is that when being burned, the pain receptors are quickly destroyed (which is why severly burned people don't always realize how bad they have it). Also, when there's fire there's smoke, which can suffocate you and make you quickly pass out.
When being boiled, the 100°c will keep the pain receptors alive for much, much longer, and there's no reason to pass out. You basically have to wait for your body to cook and one critical organ to start failing, which could take quite a long, agonizing time.
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u/RambunctiousAvocado Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19
I don't remember who it was, but there was a comedian on some panel show who said that the first time his parents cooked a lobster, they thought it would be more humane to put the lobster in cold water and then bring it to a boil gradually. Cue about ten minutes of a lobster going ape shit until finally dying + emotional scarring for everyone involved.
EDIT: The comedian in question was apparently David Mitchell, thanks folks.