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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by Timon3 on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @06:18PM (#36219844)
I think you misunderstood me, or I just wasn't explicit enough. I was talking about humans being burned by natural things other than flames. From my (admittedly limited) experience, being burned by a flame or by a hot surface or a hot liquid isn't qualitatively different. Even sunburn (the aforementioned exposure to sunlight) feels similar if bad enough.
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Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien... by pfannkuchen on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @07:34PM (#36220598)
Got it, yes-- I definitely agree that a sensation can be cross-triggered by conditions other than the evolutionary pressure conditions.

Is there a "dangerous heat" environmental candidate for lobsters that we can speculate could be sensory-cross-triggered by boiling water? Underwater lava?

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