If you’ve ever tried to take apart a lobster, aided only by hunger, a few crude tools, and the desire to get your money’s worth out of an outrageously expensive crustacean, we have the solution: a video demonstration by Jose Luis Martinez of the Mermaid Inn. And don’t forget to check out the accompanying article from the magazine, which elaborates on the surgery, and gives you some tips for picking out and cooking lobsters as well.

Lobster Forensics [NYM]