Sheldon wrote:
>
> >
> > Shucking an oyster involves severing the muscle that holds the body to the
> > shell. That doesn't kill them right away and more than cutting off a fish's
> > dorsal fin would kill the fish.
>
> What a dumb analogy, you wouldn't die from hacking off your finger
> either.

Exactly. Sucking an oyster just severs the abductor muscle, freeing the
creature from its shell. It doesn't kill it.


>
> > " Oysters are among the few animals that people of the world still eat
> > alive and raw."
> >
> > http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/zone/underw...ter/oyster-hui...
>
> There are lots of dumb food sites.
>
> I notice you inserted "right away" as an escape clause ('cause you
> ain't so sure).

Being such an expert on oysters, you may know that raw oysters are shucked
immediately before serving, and since cutting that abductor doesn't kill
them right away, they are still alive when you slurp them down.