"Falky foo" > wrote in message
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> Hi, I've looked and looked and can't find any information as to whether
> oysters are alive when they are eaten.
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> I know that if they die naturally their shells open up, but that doesn't
> necessarily mean that when you pry their shells open they instantly die.
> AFAIK it's just a muscle that hold it closed.
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> Does anybody know this information -- namely how long it takes them to die
> after they've been shucked?
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It doesn't really matter-does it...

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