# Do Lobsters Feel Pain

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-feel-pain/588367>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [July 9, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-feel-pain/588367 "2011-07-09T01:08:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![tmarcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@tmarcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tmarcl)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-feel-pain/588367/1 "2011-07-09T01:08:32Z")

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In the article “[Do Lobsters Feel Pain](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2837/do-lobsters-feel-pain-when-boiled-alive)” there are two broken links. The second paragraph - “Recently Stuart Barr and some of his colleagues at Queen’s University Belfast published a study [pdf] on this very issue.” and in the final paragraph - "In response, Rose pointed out [pdf] "

Marc

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**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-feel-pain/588367/2 "2011-07-09T01:45:48Z")

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> **[Epicurious – Recipes, Menu Ideas, Videos & Cooking Tips](https://www.epicurious.com/)**
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> Since 1995, Epicurious has been the ultimate food resource for the home cook, with daily kitchen tips, fun cooking videos, and, oh yeah, over 33,000 recipes.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-feel-pain/588367/3 "2011-07-09T03:21:48Z")

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The full paper is now behind a pay window. I’ll have to replace with links to the abstracts.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-feel-pain/588367/4 "2011-07-09T03:38:21Z")

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> [@Scylla](#):
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> [Epicurious – Recipes, Menu Ideas, Videos & Cooking Tips | Epicurious](http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2004/08/consider_the_lobster)

Thank you! I’ve added that in.

The internet giveth and the internet taketh away …

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-feel-pain/588367/5 "2011-07-09T04:59:59Z")

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Have you ever tortured a lobster for information? They never talk.

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**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-feel-pain/588367/6 "2011-07-09T10:12:51Z")

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> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> Thank you! I’ve added that in.
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> The internet giveth and the internet taketh away …

Blessed be the name of the internet.

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**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-feel-pain/588367/7 "2011-07-09T18:21:13Z")

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> [@Cheshire\_Human](#):
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> Blessed be the name of the internet.

Ooops. I forgot the “ **Amen** ” part…