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Ep 623 - The Good Guy Weed (feat. Lemaire Lee)
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Oyster Biology Deep Dive
At 5:09 · chapter starts 4:57
Shane throws out what he presents as a genuinely mind-blowing fact: oysters are still alive when you eat them, and the reason they're hard to pry open is because the oyster is actively clenching shut in self-defense. The crew reacts with a mix of disgust and delight. Lemaire asks how oysters procreate, and the group starts looking it up in real time, learning that oysters simply fire their eggs and sperm into the water simultaneously for free-swimming larvae. Shane thinks this is an ideal reproductive strategy. The conversation spirals into increasingly absurd territory involving oyster milk, bull semen, and taurine — setting the tone for the rest of the episode. [1] — Shane Gillis "Oysters are alive when you slurp them down. They actively resist being opened — the reason it's hard to pry the shell is the oyster holding…" 04:57
Live oysters are served and consumed alive; they actively resist being opened, and they can survive out of water for an extended period.
Oysters are alive when you slurp them down. They actively resist being opened — the reason it's hard to pry the shell is the oyster holding it shut — and they can survive out of water for a surprisingly long time. Once you crack it open, that's the knockout blow.
