Moontanman Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Chinese vending machine which dispenses live crabs... yum yum! http://gizmodo.com/5670648/this-vending-machine-sells-live-crabs The machine stores its Shanghai Hairy Crabs in a state of hibernation at 5 degrees Celsius. They're guaranteed for freshness, and a sign on the machine states that if your crab is dead, you get three free ones for your trouble. Prices range from roughly $1.50 to $7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonstar57 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 how do you tell if the crab is alive? it's hibernating so it won't move. and are there pincers held shut? what do you do with the crap when it awakens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 how do you tell if the crab is alive? it's hibernating so it won't move. and are there pincers held shut? what do you do with the crap when it awakens? I know what i do with live crabs... boil em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonstar57 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I know what i do with live crabs... boil em! without being pinched aren't they supposed to be cleaned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 without being pinched aren't they supposed to be cleaned? Other than rinsing them off if they are covered in sand you just get a big pot of water boiling, add some spices and a couple beers, I like Guinness, you dump the live crabs into the boiling water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonstar57 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Other than rinsing them off if they are covered in sand you just get a big pot of water boiling, add some spices and a couple beers, I like Guinness, you dump the live crabs into the boiling water. what no salt and butter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 what no salt and butter? I usually boil em in sea water but no butter, we dip them in butter when we eat them... mmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonstar57 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 when it says $1.50 to $7. they mean USD right? but how can they be that cheep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 I'm thinking of boiling some crabs in coconut milk next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonstar57 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I'm thinking of boiling some crabs in coconut milk next time. but is the price in USD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 but is the price in USD? I assume so. It's a dollar sign, and Gizmodo is American. That doesn't seem cheap to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonstar57 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I assume so. It's a dollar sign, and Gizmodo is American. That doesn't seem cheap to me. 1.50$-9$ doesn't seem cheep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) 1.50$-9$ doesn't seem cheep? I don't know what demand is there but here $1.50 is expensive for crabs, little crabs like the ones in the video wouldn't even be sell able. 12 blue crabs, medium sized would be a few dollars depending on the season, $18 a dozen would have to be some pretty big crabs... If this is normal sized plate these are small crabs, medium blue crabs would be about twice as big. Edited November 10, 2010 by Moontanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emma Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I have never seen any vending machine selling live crabs when was in Shanghai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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