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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Why does the Lobster have to be alive when cooked?
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It doesn't, but lobsters begin to spoil quickly after death. The best solution is to buy a fresh living lobster than stow it in the fridge for a few hours until the cold has slowed them down. A quick stab behind the eyes will then dispatch them and save you the trouble of listening to it thrash about in boiling water.