# Do lobsters scream when boiled? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 23, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-scream-when-boiled/438814 "2008-02-23T01:55:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![That1Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@That1Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That1Girl)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-scream-when-boiled/438814/1 "2008-02-23T01:55:39Z")
Do lobsters really scream when you put them into a pot of boiling water? If so, what does it sound like? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-scream-when-boiled/438814/2 "2008-02-23T01:57:27Z")
Nope. It’s the sound of steam coming out of the shell: [More lobster facts here](http://www.fiveislandslobster.com/web/facts.html) ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-scream-when-boiled/438814/3 "2008-02-23T02:45:59Z")
Absolutely they do. It is like a roller coaster ride with a hot water splash at the end. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-scream-when-boiled/438814/4 "2008-02-23T03:14:21Z")
Screaming, not so much. Scratching the inside of the pot, however…