Can Lobsters Really Not Die of Old Age?

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You’ll often hear it claimed that lobsters are biologically immortal. So is it true? Not really, though this is partially an argument in semantics as you’ll soon see. (And while we’re on the topic of lobster myths, no: Lobsters do not mate for life. In fact, the male lobster pretty much gets it on with every female lobster that comes a knockin’. And they do almost literally line up and knock on the male’s door.)
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[@tarahjasmer4828]

simon, i watched a video of a 150 year old lobster in a maine {united states} resturant that was released into wild. it wasnt the only over 100 year lobster they released. apparently they made an event of releasing these lobsters

[@tedphillips2501]

Can Lobsters Really Not Die of Old Age? Not if we eat hem first.

[@danieweir9588]

What about jellyfish? ... I heard they are very long living...

[@Michael-be7uw]

I think it's the constant sex they have that keeps them alive LOL

[@centuriontwofivezeroone2794]

Funny, I watched an upload called "Why the Greeks couldn't see Blue" just before this..

[@joshuarerekura5950]

Lobsters are mermaids to scorpions

[@muath1401]

@Nostalgia For Infinity no it didn't

[@muath1401]

@Nostalgia For Infinity Darwin's theory is a lie man

[@Hylianmonkeys]

@@muath1401 evolution is a fact.

[@Hylianmonkeys]

@@muath1401 that is some impressive ignorance, any adaption is the definition of evolution. You are objectively wrong. Do you even know the basic definition of biological evolution?

[@Hylianmonkeys]

@@muath1401 all dogs can interbreed with wolves. A girl I know adopted a wolf-dog hybrid (they are really weird and big). dogs and wolves are still basically the same animal. And also just looking at modern birds like the emu and cassowary makes it pretty obvious that raptors did not go extinct. there are genes in normal chickens(as well as all other birds) that go unused for developing teeth. There are even fossils of a raptor called Archaeopteryx that had a raptor head with teeth, no beak, yet had feathers and could fly using its wings it also had a uniquely bird like ankle structure. And there are no known bird fossils that are older than when archaeopteryx lived. Yet there are many more bird like fossils dated after that point. The people who study this stuff don't debat it.

[@kresi3283]

u telling me larry the lobster got super shredded because he just had years upon years to get bulked up?

[@richardwere4487]

JUICE!!!!

[@He-who-wakes]

@Sheldon Ford hes meruem

[@jeweerly2319]

@@He-who-wakes fuck off

[@altareggo]

@@jeweerly2319 Whoa!! Such oratorial eloquence. I bow before your phenominally articulate use of the English language.

[@juanayalamendez1933]

Steroids homie... I read all about it

[@brooklynrobotworks9866]

Thank you, Simon. I keep a 1.5lb male American Maine Lobster, and he is amazing. His alertness, awareness and manipulation of his environment, and use of tools - including me - is astounding. We have many jaw-dropping interactions.

[@bloodeagle2234]

Cool

[@christinathomas4350]

Awesome! You may enjoy Leon the Lobster's channel if you haven't already checked it out!

[@darlenefraser3022]

@@christinathomas4350😂 I was just thinking that!

[@centuriontwofivezeroone2794]

My old skipper always threw the huge lobsters & crabs back, it was a superstitious thing, and he always had this mantra he would pronounce over them as he put them back. Never ever found out what he was muttering. On another note, he never came home empty like other boats occasionally did, never had any accidents either. It was a lucky boat, and he was a good man. I miss those simpler times.

[@muffinman3111]

I think it’s because bigger lobsters don’t taste very good according to some people

[@giftofthewild6665]

He was favoured by the lobster gods.

[@centuriontwofivezeroone2794]

@@giftofthewild6665 😅

[@panicmosem5969]

Yea, because it's required by law in most states. There IS a maximum size limit as well as a minimum.

[@laloleon8443]

Wow I'm amazed by your English Mate, No sabo speaking English like you.

[@ArthurGroves]

I'm freaking out at clean-shaven Simon, I've only seen him with the beard.

[@trollshamanpwnage]

Therapist: smooth simon isnt real he can't hurt you Smooth simon:

[@xairman565]

It looks like him from the glasses up. It sounds like him, but his ears look bigger because of no beard. Who is he?

[@nickamouse]

Is it just me or is his personality in his beard???

[@nathanteske7886]

It grew back

[@ArthurGroves]

@@nathanteske7886 you don't say

[@AliceGeus]

why doesn't someone just ask the lobsters how old they are?

[@Eddieboy3385]

Alice Geus exactly like sometimes people are so stupid like duh the answer is so obvious

[@charlesdelafuente303]

Alice Geus like women, it's rude to ask a lobster its age

[@Polo-rp9hk]

audstire you're*

[@JohnKerns91]

audstire dumb shit

[@MrAndrewmcgibbon]

Alice Geus seems reasonable, But nobody will ever do it because if the lobster answered you'd never want to eat them.

[@arbootieoaks]

"At a certain point humans stop growing, at least vertically" ooofff I felt that one

[@earlyej3008]

I cannot control the speed at which lobsters die.

[@globin3477]

Yes you can. You just need a knife, some boiling water, and garlic butter.

[@spacemonkey6518]

Have you even tried?!

[@hotpockets2224]

i dont understand

[@xpeachpuffx]

I can.

[@veriibluberriB]

Hahahaha josh nickels

[@eternalpain232]

Fun lobster fact! In the past, lobsters were considered disgusting and fed to the poor and dogs. So when the American Revolution came around, the American revolutionists were insulting the British Redcoats by calling them lobsterbacks, which would have been a fairly derogatory name due to the common idea of lobster at the time.

[@r2d2rolls]

The Asian Eskimo

[@D3ViiANT]

And now a steamed lobster at your local seafood restaurant will set you back $60 for the smallest one they could fish out.

[@shaughnshea]

+Kadomex That's mostly all marketing, but also some costs of shipping them live if you live far from the Northeast. You can still buy super fresh lobster for under $6 per pound in New England grocery stores. It was down to $3 per pound two summers ago due to high supply and soft demand. Even cheaper right off the boat. Yet tourists still come up here and overpay 5X for the pleasure of letting someone else toss it into boiling water for them.

[@AztecMC1]

The Asian Eskimo lobster is an abomination & sin. It is against the law in the Bible. That's why.

[@ZeddicusTheMage]

Aztec MC No it's not? Take your lies elsewhere.

[@Aeroldoth3]

Entire video summarized: Lobsters can replicate their cells indefinitely, however the strain and energy of creating new shells each molt will eventually be too much and they'll die. Males usually live to about 30 years, 60 for females (no explanation given).

[@alpha1games275]

thx, i dont want to watch an 8 mn video on something that is basicly an yes or no question

[@Aeroldoth3]

Alpha1 Games And of course, the answer wasn't given until near the end.

[@rosemary2538]

the reason why females live longer is because they dont get as big and so creating a new shell ist so hard on then...plus males fight there whole life and are slower due to there size and gets eaten

[@vejymonsta3006]

Basically, they are immortal. But nature still finds a way to kill them.

[@futurestoryteller]

Despite this being in the top comments I don't think it's a very accurate summary.

[@RAM-BAWN]

I was night diving once and came across a lobster that was about 3 feet long (tail to claws). The dive master said it was probably 75 years old (and not good to eat).

[@cryptidofthemarshes1680]

Why aren't they edible at that age?

[@panicmosem5969]

​@cryptidofthemarshes1680 the muscles get too old and sinewy, kinda like a old cranky dude that was left out in the sun too long! Just like lambs, calves and other animals, younger lobsters have more delectable, supple meat.

[@thehonestorange713]

​@@panicmosem5969oh I always assumed a huge lobster would be more delicious and have way more meat

[@nunyabiznez6381]

In the Museum of Science in Boston, they have on exhibit a giant lobster. I think it's over three feet. I remember seeing it as a kid. My mom wanted to eat it. It was estimated at over a 100 years old. It is estimated that some whales can live as much as two hundred years and that there are whales swimming the oceans today that remember their friends and family members being hunted by New Bedford whalers. It may even be possible that whales that Herman Melville wrote about are still alive. One whale was recently found with a harpoon in it that was manufactured over two hundred years ago that nobody has used for over 150 years

[@kelvinnana205]

nunya biznez "my mom wanted to eat it" that honestly made me lmao. Who wouldn't think the same? unless u are vegan.

[@johnw.s7838]

nunya biznez well if nobody has used the harpoon for 150 yrs, what was the whale doing with it? I think we should have a video on this. Thumbs up in agreement.

[@ino592002]

Jorna Rood hah!!!

[@Hempclown420]

awesome i live in new bedford. well fairhaven

[@sophielatterno6364]

Did you know that Derrick Beltran is actually a false flag agent planted by the reptilians to redirect attention from their plans to human groups because it's easier to believe in an evil human force than a ruthless alien invader?

[@casekocsk]

How about the immortal jellyfish? I heard that there is a certain species of jellyfish that can turn back into their polyp form (and "erase" their disease and physical injuries), rendering them biologically immortal...

[@ZER0--]

I was going to make a similar comment.

[@veronikamars445]

doesnt count since it just reverts itself instead of actually living onwards forever and ever

[@casekocsk]

Veronika Mars I really don't get your logic...

[@Theelectroarcheologist]

+Veronika Mars that doesn't make sense. It lives onwards but just keeps keeps changing its age. Its like Benjamin button no dying of young age but constantly changing from old man to infant repeatedly

[@alpha1games275]

try to imagen an phenix they get reborn from there corpse. They still die but clone themself afterwards

[@nihili4196]

So... Lobsters are perfect lifeforms? They're immortal, taste great and are psychic....

[@brunogarcia6506]

Water/Psychic if we're nitpicking. Better watch out for the odd dark-type attack.

[@Aroy_711]

😂😂😂

[@lolmonkyboi]

Which lobster pokemon is psychic type? I dunt remember lol

[@nihili4196]

@@lolmonkyboi I don't believe any lobster is. Unless ducks are lobsters. Which is possible. You can never be sure with lobsters

[@victorysaber1608]

Humans are psychic too. We will die, we will owe taxes, we will lead stressful lives. Humans can predict alot of things

[@roberteischen4170]

Me scrolling through KZbin video news feed. This guy: You've probably often heard lobsters are biological immoral. Me: no I definitely haven't but do tell me more, lol.

[@eddienorris7067]

Lol !!! Hey, I don't know about the lobster but, I think YOU may be psychic. Not sure about lobsters being "immoral" though.

[@epauletshark3793]

I was at an aquarium recently, and my mother said that there was a massive lobster with a crusher claw a foot wide (which was an exaggeration, but only a few inches off) the last time she had been there was about 30 years ago.

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Same here!!! 🤣🦞👨🏽‍🏫

[@youngc1mission]

they got me to 🤣🤣🤣

[@youngc1mission]

@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 we 5 years late tho🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂

[@snowman9555]

This explains the Loch Ness monster. It is a 1000 year old lobster.

[@unconsciousimmortal]

lochbster

[@npc6817]

This is now my religion

[@Aroy_711]

@@npc6817 😂😂

[@josebaez5967]

Blasphemous!!!

[@geraldfriend256]

Intentional hoax to lure tourists.I am no fun at parties.

[@5micky2]

Lobsters don't live forever? Try telling that to their kids who never seem to inherit the estate.

[@Erik3E]

ewww

[@Demogorgon47]

Hahahahahahahahahahahah. Well that's an out of left field giggle for me. Maybe cause I'm buzzed but touche sir. I quite enjoyed that one.

[@MrPoopoonachos]

heheheheheheheheheh

[@Broockle]

I don't get it

[@GoldplatedIronfist]

5micky2 it's been a year,can someone explain this already? Lmao

[@retluoc]

Very well done! As a geneticist, I agree with you -- you can't blame telomeres for everything when it comes to aging. I'd love to go into details, but yes, there are so many other factors involved.

[@asdfghjkl900321]

*Lobster on it's 100th birthday:* So far so gooood! *Fisherman:* I'm about to end this lobsters whole career!

[@irma3079]

Richard Beleznay underrated comment 😂

[@wat5709]

Richard Beleznay yeah but I hope you realize no one is going to eat that old ass lobster they released it back into the ocean

[@joeg5414]

I think most lobster you eat are only like a year old. I don't think I'd want to eat 100 year old lobster 🤮

[@Justin.JM.McNeil]

short answer: no.

[@TheCoulman]

Thx SIR you save me 8 minutes of my life

[@evilutionltd]

Van Sama it was answered in the 1st 30 seconds.

[@---nobody---]

Lolll! Thank you! I clicked on the video and as soon as I saw how long it was I came down to the comments to find the short answer

[@draggy76]

More like Simplistic answer: No.

[@josephyoudontneedtoknowmyl1836]

Justin McNeil, Thank You!

[@gpcaraudio]

44lb lobster would take a lot of garlic butter

[@kagome2420]

Hell yea!

[@davidkelly4210]

After 2 lbs lobsters stop being edible. At least in a way that would be enjoyable.

[@davidkelly4210]

Meat gets tough, stringy and slightly bitter the older a lobster gets. The smaller/younger a lobster, the better it tastes and after 2 lbs it stops being enjoyable. This is why most whole lobsters you get at a restaurant are on the small, 1 person can it it side.

[@davidkelly4210]

Na, I like not starving and enjoying my food.

[@davidkelly4210]

Because I'm human! We're not top dog becuase were the biggest and meanest, we're top dog becuase we ate our predators. I'm no cow, those are for eating, not emulating.

[@cpt_kick_a_hoe_549]

My boy Leon going to live forever

[@jimritchings488]

I'm having a really hard time dealing with a beardless Simon

[@jr2904]

Eggshell Simon 5 years ago. Now he's the fact boi

[@MrPhoenixsuns]

He’s going through a molt…

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Today I found out about Today I Found Out.

[@MercySaidSo_]

same here

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Plutonium Pancakes me too

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Today i found out that today someone else has found out about Today I Found Out, whilst i myself have not today found out Today I Found Out.

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NoWorriesMate And so on.......lol ☺️

[@griffenatekevinbacon]

Im high as fuck help me

[@sonoftheway3528]

Ok, so we need an Aquarium to get a lobster and let it live in the best conditions possible so we can see how old it can live. Maybe it will outlive everyone and we'll have to pass the duty to our descendents. but, some humans may know some day!

[@Gurtington]

SonoftheWay35 and then our children can use that one "immortal" to genetically alter humans to live forever!

[@jaisheelal4002]

+Gurtington If only it was that simple... Also, bit of an ethical minefield.

[@lagartijo97]

jaisheelal400 - ROBLOX fuck ethics 😤

[@vejymonsta3006]

Eventually the lobster would get so big that gravity and the physical limitations of its own chemistry would prevent it from moving and it would die. It's limbs would be too heavy to move. The material of its body would not be sturdy enough to sustain itself. It's limbs would twist and bend under its own weight, then eventually break. From there it would be too heavy and cumbersome to move itself. It'd be a lump of tissue and nerves. You could hardly call it a lobster anymore.

[@sonoftheway3528]

VejyMonsta welllll...we have to see how long that takes!

[@sporty22011]

Simon- you are the OG of KZbin educational video presenters. I appreciate you- across all topics. If you remember even 1/100th of what you explain to us you would be the most interesting person I ever sat next to on a plane. I bet you could make a description of how paint drys fascinating. Keep up the good work of satisfying our insatiable curiosity my good man!!

[@Boxofclocks]

Thank you for the concise video running through the background considerations of this question. It was thorough, logical, easy to follow, quick, and well delivered. I'm going to see what other videos you have.

[@jeffiek]

Silly boy. Of course they can't die of old age. We eat them first.

[@Stefan-yz5lr]

wtf beta?

[@Theelectroarcheologist]

It's not our fault there tasty and delicious

[@Demogorgon47]

Awww now I'm hungry as fuck for lobster. *Sigh*. A man can dream though. A man can dream.

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Wow! Accurate information, correct pronunciation, interesting topics and a pleasant presenter. I guess I have to subscribe!

[@TodayIFoundOut]

:-)

[@ZeddicusTheMage]

Nitron DSP I'd imagine much of that is up for debate. You think these guys didn't do their homework? That they have no degrees either? I'm not saying you're wrong, but you might not be any more correct than claim they are.

[@crimsonpatty6152]

johniwan1 how many fucking checks is this guy cashing haha

[@RennieAsh]

Pixy Wing it's not "wingardium leviosAAA"

[@juanlambda27]

"correctly pronounced for" whom

[@tsuchan]

That was one of the best 'Today found out' videos I've seen so far. Thans very much guys!!

[@ShoeHefner757]

Jellyfish are biologically immortal. They summoned Shenron and he made it happen.

[@eldritchthorne]

'The largest ever caught weighted 44 pounds-" ... ... ... I'm going to need a butt load of butter...

[@Shorelegs]

Think you mean IM gonna need a lot of butter lol

[@georgewashington9161]

That’s got to be 1 big ass pot

[@billyvonderburg7351]

@-- I'm vegan too \/ 🌱

[@marasmus9278]

@All Living Things Feel Best Outdoors not lobsters, they have the same nervous system as a fucking ant, and ants cant feel pain because of how small and primitive their nervous system is, both insects and lobsters have the world's worst and oldest nervous system, and this makes sense since lobsters are crustaceans, and everyone with a working, functioning nervous system and brain, inlike lobsters, know crustaceans are related to insects, so no, lobsters can't feel pain, and studies have proven they can't feel pain or are even sentient due to how old, ancient, and non functional their nervous systems are, dont go preaching all animals can feel pain, that simply isnt true, do plants feel pain? No, just because it's living doesnt mean it can feel pain, do jellyfish and bacteria feel pain? No, just because they are animals doesn't mean they can feel pain, the jelly fish is literally a brainless, organless blob floating in the water, and bacteria are literally one of the first organisms to ever exist.

[@dirtypossem]

I think you ment a "boat load"

[@StefanTravis]

So immortal cells doesn't mean immortal organs. Obvious in retrospect, but very well explained.

[@JasonTramm]

I love your work! Keep it coming and thank you!

[@TeboeCubes]

Aging does not control the speed at which lobsters die.

[@nicedogtag7369]

I got the reference

[@Nukedisaster1986]

I don't get it

[@lilsquidy6890]

I got the reference

[@jordandesmond5742]

I don’t

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It’s drake and josh

[@NoobixCube]

Lobsters cannot die of old age, because they are too delicious for that.

[@aquaman7983]

😂

[@apollotheimpaler5407]

They just taste like big shrimp

[@thesmartestidiot8707]

Apollo The Impaler shrimp are delicious

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Agreed. sea food in general.

[@lancaster5077]

This has given me claws for thought

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"Hey, Vsauce.. wait a minute"

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did you know..............

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Harry Richards this channel tends to be better at focusing on one topic

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Cool profile pic

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Michael is not here

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Your profile picture looks like a money sign with a hidden swastica

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Humans stop growing... at least vertically. Lol that was great!

[@friday5561]

Brian Bishop But humans nose's and ears seem to never stop growing

[@snakevenom4954]

@@friday5561 Because that's cartilage, not bone

[@jessicahare5910]

I love learning! Thanks for the info. ❤️

[@remliqa]

Do a video on the Immortal Jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii).

[@VonSteiner1]

Living like Larry.

[@feltron]

It's so weird seeing him from 5 years ago. He looks so different than the recent videos.

[@godwarrior3403]

Back then he accepted his place as a nerd. Now he tried to be sexy like a Bond villain haha

[@martymcgill1312]

I would assume that the bigger and older they get, the easier it would be for predators to capture them as well, thus making their immortality less likely.

[@darkashtar]

Well there is the so called immortal jellyfish that is considered potentially biologically immortal because when they grow old or sick they revert to a younger stage of life and become polyps again.

[@suyash159]

Mudurfukur 😂

[@mujjuman]

wow

[@Cream12345Ice]

@Sagrotan tf a jellyfish isn't an insect

[@Stoppskylten]

Wonder if that (estimated) 10000 year old pine is theoretically immortal then.

[@vickypedia1308]

@@Cream12345Ice they said *like* many insects do, not that they are insects. I could say some insects can fly like birds do but that still doesn't mean I am saying insects are birds.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, When I was 3 (1964) my uncle was the first person to Spearfish on South Solitary Island, and I've posted Video of the Photos of the Lobster he brought back, on WOAL...; and I recall seeing it being photographed. One picture shows a 1-Ft long Blackfish, against a Retractable Ruler, the other shows the same Blackfish & the Ruler, *NOSE-TO-TAIL* laid perpendicular between the Lobster's Eye-Stalks..; so it was a Foot accross the Eyeballs. And I still have the original Photographs. While it's Tail was hanging over the bottom of a 7 Foot-Long Door, 2/3 of it's Feelers were overhanging the other end...(!). I make it as being 5 ft from Eyes to Tailfans' Edge.., and I've always thought it must've been 100 years old when Uncle Spencer brought it home for us to eat... There ye go, 'nd now ye know ! ;-p Ciao ! Mind you, the South Pacific Rock Lobster has no Claws, they're a different Species to the ones you

[@JimmyTheProstitute]

Can you link me to the video?

[@snatchclap]

Yes, I took a quick look through your channel but couldn't find it.

[@WarblesOnALot]

+Mr. TurdSmasher G'day, Um, well, no, I can't, actually ; I run my Channel on a Mobile Phone, so I get a very abbreviated view of it, and I can't attach Links to anything...; and I have more than 2,000 Uploads. It's past 10 PM now, & Ethanol-Consumption is a factor, so, tomorrow I'll shoot & upload "Uncle Spencer's Lobster", just for you two...; it's the best I can do... Have a good one, ;-p Ciao !

[@WarblesOnALot]

+snatchclap G'day, Ah, well, I'm hoping you can see what I said to the Turdsmasher ; & will make allowances for Memory Limits, & tomorrow I'll post a dedicated Video titled "Uncle Spencer's Lobster"... Best I can think of... ;-p Ciao !

[@JimmyTheProstitute]

Thank you sir. I look forward to seeing it.

[@LightExavier]

Great video as always.

[@dryroasted5599]

Watching in 2020: "Holy shit, Simon shaved his beard! Wait a minute..." KZbin games me again.

[@catfoodbob1]

Well, if they make a way for genetic repair medicine then it would be a first step to living longer for the rich people.

[@joshchen8679]

Catfoodbob, we need to get Donald Trump to fund some of the medical research in this field

[@devingulyas3627]

Catfoodbob well there is human cloning but That leaves the person mentally stupid

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no, it doesn't, but it is also illegal.

[@henrydonaldson4665]

(U.S.)

[@tommyk1210]

We already have genetic repair machinery. Every single day every cell in your body (about 7 trillion of them) undergoes about 60,000 DNA damage events. That adds up to about 4.2 quintillion DNA damage events. Your cells have specialised enzymes in at least 10 different pathways that fix >99.99999% this damage. We already have telomerase in our cells too, well, specifically in our stem cells and in telomerase-positive cancers (about 85% of all cancers).

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And we love you. ;-) (Seriously though, thanks for subscribing and watching. It lets us keep doing this. :-))

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That's pretty gay.

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he forgot "no homo"

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a bit gay is ok

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why would you assume gender on the channel? He didn't say he loved the presenter, but the channel! There is no need to "no homo"

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I have never seen such a sympathic guy. Keep up the good work.

[@Mike28625]

What if a person, like at an aquarium, were to assist with molting? I wonder how big they'd actually get if they were able to.

[@Bogwedgle]

I really love when people show me I'm wrong. Gotta keep learning.

[@MichelLinschoten]

Tardigrades are probably the closest thing we know of being "immortal"

[@jakeglumm8225]

They're immortal to near every form of harsh punishment except physical trauma like being squished.

[@Brohan97]

@@jakeglumm8225 they're immortal to everything except what they run into on a daily basis. They can survive gamma ray bursts but snails gobble them up like it's no big deal its the dumbest ability of any animal i know of

[@user-nt6mf6wf1x]

Nope, it's jellyfish. When they get sick or too old, they revert to an earlier stage of life.

[@thisismyname3928]

Not at all. They're just resilient.

[@Lisargarza]

Great video! Learned a lot about the loobster!!!

[@naomishinozaki7973]

Just found this channel and I’m hooked

[@sbaromski]

You won my respect, along with my subscription with this well thought out, scientifically accurate discussion. Thank you. Can we count on you to debunk more viral pop-sci junk in the future?

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Thanks! And yep. Debunking pop-sci myths is one of our favorite things to do. :-)

[@digitalblasphemy1100]

what about clams? aren't there some clams that are several hundred years old and still counting?

[@sbaromski]

Well, if you are looking for examples of long lived animals: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-living_organisms P.s. - 200 years is low-balling it for extreme mollusk longevity: try 507 years.

[@lizatanzawa7910]

"The largest lobster ever caught weighed 44 lb." Documents from colonial America record six foot lobsters regularly caught. Lobster was unpopular, and was fed to imprisoned convicts.

[@cloudsteele1989]

+connor AC , you're not very smart are you? There is photo evidence, material evidence, AND written evidence of the Civil War. There is ONLY written evidence that there were 6ft Lobsters regularly caught. That is the difference.

[@108wee]

Wow that sounds amazing

[@teknowil]

oooo wee this is a swank prison, LOBSTER! how about caviar

[@ryanmcdowell2326]

ItsOk ToBeWhite I like how you had to use caps to prove him even more right 😂

[@callak_9974]

Well, since lobsters aren't so tasty after they pass a certain age, I'm not surprised.

[@leviathanlobstergod4656]

This video is amazing. Thank you!

[@YahLovesYou86]

I enjoy these know-it-all British guy channels that teach me stuff.

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

Nice video. I was always sceptical towards what I have read on pop science articles, and I'm glad you cleared that up.

[@1stGruhn]

Not to mention that cancer cells tend to produce telomerase... with some cancer treatments seeking to stop telomerase's ability to lengthen the telomeres so that the quickly dividing cancer cells might die faster.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

+1stGruhn Originally we had a whole section on cancer and telomerase, but the script was already so long it had to be cut. :-)

[@1stGruhn]

+Today I Found Out thats understandable... there is so much information out there yet so much we still don't know. Ya'll do a great job at summarizing things though!

[@orane8435]

I think the algorithm really likes Leon

[@jacobb.9181]

I didn’t even know that this was something people said to begin with

[@39PSIOnTheDaily]

Someone should make a supercut of just your hands moving.

[@Alekz4000]

Johnny Sins does youtube aswell?

[@TotalitarianGod]

Well he actually does now

[@XD-se1rx]

Lmao, this dude just predicted the future

[@victorphillips7770]

He has many skills... For behind the scenes, visit other websites :D

[@Disciple0fMetal]

Yeah, just think of any trade or hobby, Johnny's done it.

[@angelbaby.7897]

AlexST what can this man not do

[@mauricejohnson5721]

LIVING LIKE LARRY!!!

[@BillMcGirr]

Very interesting... cool video.👍

[@typingcat]

Ha. They cleverly developed telomere repairing mechanism, but stupid enough to make their flesh tasty. If their flesh tasted like broccoli, their average life span would have been much longer.

[@PostPatriot]

Jeong-hun Sin Stand in front of a lion and see how smart you become. :p

[@johnw.s7838]

Jeong-hun Sin broccoli can be delicious, just providing you simmer it with bisque de homard

[@Sieptium]

I don't know what's wrong with you, but broccoli is fucking delish

[@troysmall5482]

Jeong-hun Sin "stupid enough to MAKE their flesh tasty"? I hope thats a joke... Or you should probably look into Evolution a bit more bud.

[@huntsvilleadventurer]

Do you think that the lobsters evolved to make themselves tasty, or do you think that we evolved to think they are tasty?

[@entrippyZ]

dangit I wanted there to be 5 foot long 1000 year old lobsters

[@orenwolfox6885]

fantastic video

[@robertcaseydavis]

I very much like that you admit this is about semantics and don't pounce on everyone with a self-important "gotcha!" Many thanks. Great work.

[@andgeo3374]

4:11 Oh cool a mudcrab.

[@OnTheThirdDay]

"At least not vertically"... I see what you did there.

[@monoceros1222]

Well done!!

[@hellequin.303]

5 years done well for Simon 😂

[@disorganizedorg]

Thanks for this channel! I'm a junkie for science and similar facts on somewhat offbeat topics and subscribe to several such KZbin channels. So far this one is the best I've found in terms of both presentation and research.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

+Rich Marceau Thanks! That's always really nice to read. :-)

[@crayonjupiter7307]

am I the only one who thinks that 30-60 years is still a long time for a lobster to live?

[@johnlewis9158]

they don't seem get much fun out of life

[@fleafrier1]

john lewis From what he said about mating, it seems like the males do

[@crayonjupiter7307]

fleafrier1 lol

[@babelKONI]

Excellent video.

[@TheDeathmail]

Long Story Short: Lobsters do age, they just age differently than humans.

[@salvatoreshiggerino6810]

Not all the so-called lobsters in this video are lobsters. Some are spiny lobsters, which are not actually lobsters at all.

[@electech2732]

Short Answer: No

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Long answer- much more interesting and educational. ;-)

[@HardCounter]

ty

[@JuanRodriguez-km9hl]

Great video

[@DocDoesGamingYT]

Why have a guard dog, when I can just keep a 44 pound lobster

[@philliplamoureux9489]

Well Done!

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Thanks!

[@blairlohnes8103]

So essentially we're like SSD's.

[@dmdport745]

Blair Lohnes That's not a good sign. My ssd died after a little less than a year....

[@pyroparagon8945]

dmdport ssd?

[@dmdport745]

Pyro Paragon Solid State Drive. Its a type of super fast hard drive for computers but with a limited number of writes before it wears down.

[@pyroparagon8945]

dmdport thanks

[@jamesliu5910]

You prolly use too much Spotify.

[@cococreates26]

OMG you look so young here! I'm slowly working my way through all your videos 😂

[@donaldvincent]

Always interesting.

[@CrystalDragon-wk9lc]

I learned about telomerase from Alex Jones. Been lengthening my telomerase since 2017. Lmao

[@Heathmcdonald]

Bret Weinstein (I think) discovered that lab mice have abnormally long telomeres. This explains why all the medicine they test on mice doesn't kill them but does kill us. Science is to proud to admit that big of a blunder tho so I doubt it will change.

[@EveryTimeV2]

Telomers. Also science isn't some single person in a room who outsmarts you out of spite. It's a word to describe a body of knowledge gained via the scientific method. Must've been a funny man or woman who made you bitter about smart people.

[@simtexa]

Actually, telomerase exists in adult human beings too, particularly in certain forms of stem cells as well as in tissues that are regularly regenerated, for instance in epiderms (such as skin and mucous membranes) as well as in the case of various blood cells that need to be generated continuously.

[@mattmccaughen8082]

Cool thank u for the info

[@WillPhil290]

Omg the video started and Simon had no beard... freaked me out for a sec... I'm good now.. great video... lol

[@einsteindrieu]

Good video !

[@gutspraygore]

I still think they're immortal. I believe one day we'll find huge colonies of massive ancient lobsters living somewhere at the bottom of the ocean. Speaking of long lived sea creatures. You should do an episode on orange roughy.

[@BudChronicles]

gutspraygore no duh, who do you think runs Atlantis

[@npc6817]

They actually acquired interstelkar travel capabilty before the extintion of dinosaurs and later came back to earth as ancient alien. They easily built the piramids and Stonehenge with their incredible size. One remains on our planet to this day and took the name lochness, or nessie if you will. All hail to our lobster gods

[@xpeachpuffx]

I keep mishearing "lobsters" and "monsters". I should be sleeping.

[@doggyworldboxing2130]

Me to and I’m sleepy myself lol I swear all I hear is monster

[@shareehocking6294]

I keep hearing mobsters 😂

[@DEEPMOSES]

Vintage Beardless Simon, priceless 😂

[@SpaceG95]

Wow, what a major improvement your new videos are 😂, thank God!

[@Nozerone]

Thanks to denial, I'm immortal!

[@nandujar]

Reincarnate as a male lobster please...

[@gregoryeverson741]

no, cuz u would want to eat me

[@YakuiMeido]

Nico Andujar So then you can fuck a bunch of other lobsters? The fucks wrong with you? I can't think of something less fuckable. Maybe a cactus?

[@nandujar]

Yakui did someone have a bad day? if I were a lobster I'm sure I'd find them attractive. kinda how humans find humans attractive. pull the stick out

[@abyssstrider2547]

Nico Andujar actually mammals are only species that has unusual mating organs beacuse every other creature has cloaca only and that is a hole where everything is being dumped out like urine and feces or even sperm and I'm not sure how they mate but it's probably by pressing onto two cloacas or by pouring sperm onto the egg like things (forgot how it is called) and there you have it!

[@abyssstrider2547]

Nico Andujar oh and reincarnation is not possible

[@hellvoxx7650]

they don't control the speed at which lobster dies.

[@grassyknowles63]

I'd believe you more if you had a stellar beard.

[@NaterNorris]

Yeah I don't know what's wrong here. Looks untrustworthy

[@benjaminhoover8524]

“the past really was the worst”