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Hows this - Simple old plain Jacob's Ladder, but for connectivity at the top of each of the prongy bits you simply attach the lobster via its only claws, providing it hangs on tight enough, give it a small blast..
vrrrrt..vrrrtt.. cooked..crack open, small amount of tartare...yummy.
Caution:
Larger lobster recommended, and safety switch recommended..
Jacob's Ladder
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/jacobs.htm
[Supercruiser]'s link. [suctionpad, Oct 17 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Underrated film
http://www.allmovie...ll?p=avg&sql=A25743
[thumbwax, Oct 17 2004]
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this is the second cruelty to lobsters idea i've read within a few days. i'm allergic to seafood but lobsters certainly seem to inspire sort of violent reactions... |
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What is a simple old plain jacob's ladder? For me it is either a flowering plant or a childs toy. Please provide a link to the kind that you mean. |
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what is it with lobsters and halfbakery lately? |
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Hmmm...which is more cruel, electrocution or being boiled alive? |
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YES! ... I'm sure PETA might have have something to say, but HEY! ... its POPCORN LOBSTER! [+] |
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The Lobster, being electrocuted, will die immediately. But what needs to happen is that the sudden shock also needs to blow the shell off as well, BANG!!! WHOOSH!! shell flys off, on yer plate, YUMMY!!! |
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I don't think you're going to get a Jacob's Ladder effect with both claws attached. I predict over-cooked claws and raw tail (the best part). |
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I'm not sure it's possible to cook something using the resistive properties of the item being cooked. |
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Perhaps different foods are more suitable for this method than others. I have seen a gherkin illuminated like a light bulb under a few '000 volts, but the heat produced at the contact points is always a great deal higher than that experienced inside (and who wants a warm gherkin anyway?) - likewise there are those people who get struck by lightning and have terrible burns at the entry and exit points of the charge, but appear otherwise unharmed. |
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As a rule, charge should follow lines of least resistance, meaning that salty fluids within the item being cooked would provide conduits for the charge, allowing for the heating of some areas at the expense of others. |
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Overall, [-] a cruel method of producing nothing more than an angry lobster (he's going to let go of the contacts, and go looking for revenge) and a distinct smell of ozone. |
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Wouldn't this work if the lobster was not touching the contacts? I thought the point of a Jacob's ladder was that the charge arcs between the electodes. In that case, if the lobster was placed vertically it would cook from bottom to top. Placing it tail upwards would be more humane. |
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I guess, but you'd have to hold the lobster between the contacts - which is fine, but then there's the question of the properties of the lobstar's carapace, and whether it would conduct the electricity around the lobster's live-providing organs or not. |
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//I have seen a gherkin illuminated like a light bulb under a few '000 volts// |
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lobsters are sorta cute. i like them. if my 55 gal. could handle freezing temperatures, i'd have a few. |
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