Vacuum packing a sea urchin - GIF

**Altair** · Dec 17, 2021, 03:42 PM

Vacuum packing a sea urchin.

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**old kodger** · Dec 18, 2021, 08:01 PM

for me the first question that emanates from this is WHY?

**Frank S** · Dec 18, 2021, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by old kodger

for me the first question that emanates from this is WHY?

To lock in the freshness to sell in a store.
By vacuuming out most of the air the urchin can be preserved for an extended period of time. Plus when the customer is rummaging through the counter they won't be as likely to be pricked by the spines.
It sounds crazy but people eat them.

**old kodger** · Dec 19, 2021, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by Frank S

To lock in the freshness to sell in a store.
By vacuuming out most of the air the urchin can be preserved for an extended period of time. Plus when the customer is rummaging through the counter they won't be as likely to be pricked by the spines.
It sounds crazy but people eat them.

yeh I get that, And I must admit that when Gates and Fauce stated that we should eat grubs and insects, I was ok with that so long as the first two grubs were Gates and Fauce.

**Frank S** · Dec 19, 2021, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by old kodger

yeh I get that, And I must admit that when Gates and Fauce stated that we should eat grubs and insects, I was ok with that so long as the first two grubs were Gates and Fauce.

Just grind them up into soylent green and feed them to everyone in the current administration and both houses

**old kodger** · Dec 20, 2021, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Frank S

Just grind them up into soylent green and feed them to everyone in the current administration and both houses

Gee you're showing your age Frank, not too many people know about Soylent Green.
You'll be quoting Logan's Run next.

**Frank S** · Dec 20, 2021, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by old kodger

Gee you're showing your age Frank, not too many people know about Soylent Green.
You'll be quoting Logan's Run next.

I would probably be the guy who said I'm as old as my nose

**Elizabeth Greene** · Dec 22, 2021, 07:30 PM

I get that these things are literally dumb as rocks and unlikely to feel pain or fear. That said, it seems pretty f*ed up to vacuum seal a still-living creature into a little plastic baggie.