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I'm Coyote Peterson, and
I'm about to enter the pinch

zone with the American lobster.

Here we go.

COYOTE PETERSON
If I

asked you to name
a single animal

from the great state of
Maine, I have a pretty good

feeling you'd say the lobster.

So today, the crew and
I will be heading off

the Coast of Portland, Maine
on the rolling blue waves

of the Atlantic Ocean
to search for one

of these marine
dwelling crustaceans.

Well, here we are.

It's beautiful
Portland, Maine, and it

is a big day for everybody
out there watching,

and it's a big day
for me because it's

been almost a year since
I promised that I would

be pinched by a giant lobster.

So today, we're going
out on a lobster boat

to look for one of
these creatures.

Now, I hear they have a
crusher claw and a ripper claw.

What?

A what claw?

A crusher and a ripper.

So--

Which one are you
going to get pinched by?

Well, both of them,
because we need to find

out which one does more damage.

So if you guys are ready,
let's go meet our captain

and head out on the water.

My money's on the ripper claw.

On this voyage out to sea,

I will be working
alongside Dave,

a true lobsterman and seasoned
captain of The Lucky Catch.

He will be taking us out to
check a handful of traps, also

known as lobster
pots, in which we hope

to find a market sized
lobster that will ultimately

be used to pinch my hand.

Yes, you heard me right.

Coyote Peterson is
going to enter the pinch

zone with an American lobster.

Here
comes our first trap.

And we got a lobster.
Oh!

You got a little one.

All right.

Now this lobster, we're
going to measure to see

if it makes the legal size.

Yeah.

In order for us to keep it,
it's going to be at least 3

and 1/4 inches across the back.

That's called the carapace.
- Yeah?

We measure from
the back of the eye

to where the back
meets the tail.

And this one is a little small.

I see that.
- Got to go back.

So
this little guy is going

to live to swim another day.

It's going back.

All right.

This is something that's pretty
cool that Dave just showed me.

You see the ripper claw there?

Kind of zoom in.

And you see all those
little hairs on the edges?

It is serrated, but
there's also soft hairs.

And watch this .

Just any sort of sensitivity to
those and it will snap its claw

shut.

So I have a feeling
that later on,

when I put my finger into
the ripper claw

it's going to lock shut.

All right.

This one's going back
out into the ocean.

You ready, little--
little crustacean?

Here we go, right--

see ya!

COYOTE PETERSON
Believe

it or not, as a
lobsterman you are first

and foremost a conservationist.

What's interesting is they
don't seem to have as much

of a reach as some
of the crayfish

that I've worked with before.

As far like
reaching behind?

Yeah.

As far as the reach and
where they're able to get you

with their claws.

I feel more comfortable
actually, handling a lobster,

than I do most crayfish species.

Yeah.

That one's way too small.

A little small.

So
it's going to head

back out into the water.

Ready?

Yep.

COYOTE PETERSON
We motor

from buoy to buoy and pull
trap after trap, yet so

far, we had returned
each and every lobster

back into the ocean.

Then when it seemed
as if all was lost,

we pulled up the lucky catch.

Could this be the one?

Whoa!

That's a pretty good sized one.
All right.

Oh, wow.

That one looks huge!

Oh, nice.

Look at the size of that.

Slide this down, right?

Yep.

Oh, man.

That could be the
one right there.

You see that?

Wow!

Look at the pinchers
on that thing.

I don't know, man.

Dude,
that one is definitely big.

I'm going to take it out.

Hold on.

It's cool to take
this out, right?

Go ahead.
Just be careful.

Oh, man.
Dude--

Watch out.
There's one in the corner there.

Yeah, I see it.

No, this one is definitely the
biggest we've got so far today.

What!

Look at that.

That's probably, what?

At least a pound and a
half or 2 pounds, right?

A little
over two pounds, I'd say.

Look at those pinchers.

Oh my gosh, dude, I
think this is the one.

You think we're going to get
one bigger than this today?

I doubt it.
That's a big one.

What?

Look at that lobster.

I don't know, man.

Dude, that is a
big crusher claw.

Man, it is strong.

Look at that ripper claw.

I think that we have
found our winning lobster.

All right.

Let's get him into the water.

Woo!

All right, guys.

And we are back in a
controlled setting,

and we are about to get up
close with the American lobster.

Now, I have one in
this tank right here.

Let me go ahead and take it out.

Whoa.

Come here, buddy.

Oh, yeah.

There we go.

Hello to you too.

That's a defensive
mechanism right there,

whacking with the tail.

Now, you may be saying
to yourself, wow,

that looks a lot smaller
than the lobster you

pulled out of the pot earlier
today, and as a matter of fact,

it is.

We're going to show
you a little bit

about the anatomy
of this crustacean

before we actually
get into the pinch.

Now let's start at
the tip of the nose

and go all the way
down to the tail.

The American lobster is the
heaviest and longest living

crustacean in the entire world.

They can weigh as
much as 40 pounds,

and people estimate can
live as long as 100 years.

Now, you may be thinking
to yourselves, Coyote,

I thought lobsters were red?

This creature has
got black spots.

It's got a little bit
of blue near its joints.

And for the most part, it looks
like the bottom of the ocean.

That's because lobsters are
only red after they are cooked.

And good news for Lucy here
is that both her and Lonnie--

the big one that
we have just back

here-- are both going to
be released into the ocean

as soon as we are done filming.

Now, just like a
crab or a crayfish,

lobsters do have gills.

However, they can
be out of water

for a significant
amount of time.

You may be saying, well, Coyote,
dip it back in the water.

And I will.

It's good for it to
be dipped in there,

but a lobster can stay out of
the water for around two hours

before it ultimately suffocates.

So these creatures
are extremely durable.

Now on my left
over here, you have

what's called the crusher
claw, and on my right, what's

called the pincher,
or the ripper claw.

Now, the way that these lobsters
use their claws is they'll

take the crusher
and find something

like a mollusk or
a clam, and use

that claw, which has
incredible power,

to crush the shell of its prey.

Then they use the pincher,
or the ripper claw,

to pull out the meat
and they slowly eat it.

And you can see--

I'm going to turn this
lobster like this--

see all these other little
pinchers up front here?

These front legs are
also used to help

shovel the food into the mouth,
which is right down in there.

Now, one of my favorite
parts about the lobster

are these antenna.

You see that?

Now, lobsters have poor
eyesight because they

live on the basin of the ocean.

These antenna are sensory organs
and they shape out like this,

like a y.

Can you see that?

And they use these to detect
movement and chemicals

in the environment.

This helps them find prey.

It helps them communicate
with other lobsters,

and it helps them to
navigate beneath the ocean.

Ooh, and you know what this
lobster is doing right now?

It's actually peeing
out of its face.

What?
- Yeah.

That's probably one thing that
most people did not realize

about lobsters, is that their
urinary glands are actually

on the side of the face and
they can shoot streams of urine

up to six feet underwater, and
that helps them communicate

with other lobsters.

I see that.

You were just
trying to pee on me.

I'm peed on and pooped
on by almost everything

that I work with.

Now, you see there are some
bubbles coming out of the front

of the lobster, right?

So what the lobster's
actually doing

is aerating its gills
by blowing bubbles.

Now let's talk about the
movement of a lobster.

This body design is very
similar to an insect.

And technically,
lobsters are arthropods,

so they're related to bugs.

And their body structure is very
similar to many insect species,

including this hard
outer exoskeleton.

Now, when a lobster
is underwater,

they move forward slowly, using
their pinchers and their legs

to propel themselves forward.

They look for food, they
catch it, they crush it,

they tear it apart
and they eat it.

But if something comes
into the environment that

is a potential predator,
what they will do

is quickly shoot themselves
backwards using--

you see these little
flipper things down here?

Mm-hmm.

These are called swimmerets,
and then the tail is

technically called the telson.

That's this big flipper
on the back here.

It looks
like a whale tail.

It does, right?

And they're able-- this is
all muscle right here, right?

And what they'll do is whoosh,
shoot themselves backwards,

usually into a crevice
or into a hole,

and then they escape
the potential predator.

Awesome.

So I have a quick question.

How do these things grow?

I mean, you said
up the 40 pounds.

How does that work?
- Yes.

Yes.

Lobsters, at this
size, this lobster

is probably around
seven years old,

and they are very,
very, very slow growers.

So for a lobster
to reach 40 pounds,

let's say-- so that's
considered a mammoth, right?

For a lobster to
reach 40 pounds,

it would probably be
somewhere between 70

and 100 years of age.

How crazy is that?
Whoa.

They can live 100 years?

100 years, or so they think.

Nobody really knows for
sure exactly how long.

But just like turtles
and tortoises,

that's what scientists
think-- close to 100 years.

Well, I think at this juncture,
we're going to put Lucy

back into this tank of water.

And if you guys are
ready, I think it's time

to get Lonnie out and see just
how powerful both the crusher

and the ripper claw really are.

Are you guys ready?
Let's bring in Lonnie.

All right.

Let's do it.

Ugh, that's the beast.

And what we're going to do--

ready?

Mario, you got a good shot?

Yep.

We're going to take-- oh, boy.

Come here, Lonnie.

Oh, he's a beaster.

All right.

We're going to
place Lonnie inside.

Well, he barely fits in there.

That is a
massive lobster.

Woo!

OK, Coyote.

This is your last and
final chance to call

this off and save your hand.

Ooh, yeah.

No.

I'm going to go
through with it, guys.

I think if there was ever a time
to be pinched by giant lobster,

it is this precise moment.

You guys ready?

I-- I don't know, man.

I just feel like--

I don't know.

I got this gut feeling like
this is a really bad idea.

All right, guys.

Now, because these crustaceans
lose a lot of their power

quickly, this is going to
happen pretty much immediately.

So what I'm going
to do is actually

pick Lonnie up out of the
tank and gently set him down,

and then boom!

My hand is going to go
right into the crusher claw.

So I'm going to give you
guys the countdown while he's

still in the water, OK?

OK.

So just to recap, you're
going to take Lonnie out

of the tank, put
him onto the crate,

and then your left hand is
going right in the crusher claw?

Crusher claw
first, ripper claw second.

So without further ado,
I'm Coyote Peterson,

and I'm about to enter the pinch
zone with the American lobster.

Are you ready?

We're ready.

One, two-- here we go--

three.

Pff.

What's happening?

Is he pinching.

He's not doing
anything at all.

Nothing?
Nothing at all.

So you're all right?

I'm
completely all right.

That's my hand in the
pincher of a lobster.

Maybe he likes you.

All right.

Let's rethink this.

Hmm.

I thought this
lobster was just

going to straight-up pinch me.

Maybe I should just
try the ripper claw.

You guys ready for that?

I guess.

Man, I can't believe
he didn't pinch you.

I'm at a loss for words,
to be honest with you,

but we shall prevail.

I'm Coyote Peterson
and I'm about to enter

the pinch zone with the ripper
claw of the American lobster.

One, two-- here we go--

three.

He has absolutely no
interest in pinching me.

Wow.

That was really unexpected.

I
was ready for pain.

All right, guys.

Well, this is not going
according to plan.

This lobster has no
interest in pinching me.

The little one
was, this is true.

I could get the
little one out and see

if that one will pinch me.

I'd say that's
better than nothing.

OK.

Let's try it.

I'm just going to leave
this big one here and bring

the little bit into the scene.

All right.

All right, ready?

Yeah.

The little one is back
and its claws are open.

Ready?
The pressure claw.

Pressure claw.
Here we go.

Ready?
- Yeah.

Not much power.

Barely.

Barely.

I mean, not even compared
to the Dungeness crab.

Let's try the ripper claw.

Ready?

Yeah.

Nothing.

I mean, it's pinching,
but not even close to as

powerful as the Dungeness crab.

I mean, not even close.

No chance it's even
going to break skin.

Wow.

Well.

I think we're at a crossroads
here, where it's almost like,

is the pinch of a
lobster more of a myth?

COYOTE PETERSON
Not all things

go according to plan.

And while you may be
thinking to yourself,

Coyote didn't get pinched.

Looks like he's going to
escape this one unscathed.

Well, we're not going
to give up that easily.

All right.

Well, we're back, and
it is a lot colder out.

And as you can see,
it's gotten dark.

In fact, it's so cold
that I can see my breath

and I'm wearing a scarf.

So hopefully, this
will help in getting

these lobsters to pinch me.

So without further ado, let's
see if changing the setting--

nighttime and much colder--

helps in getting pinched
by one of these giants.

Let's go for it.

You ready?

One, two, three, and pinch me.

Nothing.

Look at that.

He's immediately
just thinking flight.

That's what that
mechanism is right

there, of flicking the tail.

Let me get away.

Not using the claws
to defend itself.

Now, part of me wonders if
these claws aren't so big

that when he's out
of the water, he's

not even capable of holding
them up to pinch me.

But even see, down
like this, watch.

Just not interested in pinching.

All right, buddy.

I'm going to put you
back into the aquarium.

Maybe Lonnie's too nice.

Lonnie is your neighborhood
friendly lobster.

I'm going to get the smaller
one out of the bucket.

Let's try this with
the smaller one.

OK.

Sound good?

OK.

So in the blue bucket here,
we have the smaller lobster.

OK.

Are
you ready for this?

Nothing.

Really?

It's-- ah, ah.

There is some pressure there.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.

Yep, there is pressure,
but definitely not what

I was expecting.

Here comes the other claw.

Let's see if it will
pinch down with that one,

see if we can do two
claws at the same time.

Here we go.

Ah, ah, ah, ah!

Oh, no!

Ah.

For a brief second, that was it.

That definitely left a mark.

Look at the back
side of my hand.

Can you see that?
Yeah.

A little pinch.

That
was a little pinch.

Look at this side.

Let's try one more.

Ready?

Anything?

Nothing.

I mean, I was pinched,
in all fairness.

It wasn't that bad, though.

Not even close to the pinch
of the Dungeness crab.

And it was almost more
of a warning pinch where

it was like mm, I'm
just going to hold on,

and then the pressure
resided and it let go.

I don't know.

These lobsters seem
to be pretty friendly.

I think we have busted the myth.

I don't think that a
lobster is capable of giving

you a very powerful pinch.

Well, I
have one more idea.

I'm all for it.

So I think what we have
here are friendly lobsters,

and what we need
are angry lobsters.

And you know, if
I was a lobster,

what would make me angry?

Being at a lobster
house restaurant.

Oh, like
you're about to be cooked?

Do you think these
lobsters like,

understand that we're
handling them gently, we're--

we love these lobsters?
I mean--

I think they're
smart like that.

I think, you know, who knows?

Maybe their intelligence
is beyond what we expected.

In all fairness, I guess
that could be possible.

So you're thinking we go
to a lobster restaurant.

And we are in Maine, there are
lobster restaurants everywhere.

And maybe we pick out
one of their lobsters,

save it from ending up in the
pot, see if it will pinch me?

I'm saying, yeah,
let's try to go find ourselves

an angry lobster.

I mean, there's a lot
of them out there.

One of them's got to
want to pinch you.

I kind of feel
like there is still

one stone left to be unturned.

I say, let's wait until morning,
go find a lobster restaurant,

let's see if we
can get me pinched.

Let's do it.

All right.

All right, guys, this is it--

day two in my
attempt to find out,

does a lobster
pinch actually hurt?

Now, we're here at Estes
Lobster House, which

is a famous restaurant in
town, which is known for having

some incredibly angry lobsters.

So what we're going
to do this morning

is go behind the
scenes, get up close

with one of these
crustaceans, and see

if it will actually pinch me.

You guys ready?
I'm ready.

All right.

Let's do it.

All right, guys.

This is it, behind the scenes.

And look at this, it's a trough
filled with fresh lobsters.

I guess we'll see if
any of them are angry.

You guys ready?

Now, these are all
considered market sized,

so they're are around a
pound and a half to 2 pounds.

So that's about the
size of our largest

lobster we had yesterday.

It was 2.3 pounds,
considered a large lobster.

So if we're right in
that range, I think it's

probably a pretty fair test.

Whew.

Man, that's a whopper
of a claw right there.

Look how it hooks over.

That might actually break skin.
All right.

You guys ready?
Yep.

GoPro is rolling.

Oh, boy.

I think that thing
is ready to crush.

All right, guys.

I'm going to dip the lobster,
bring it up, and then whap!

Put my hand in there.
You ready?

Let's do it.

Whew.

I am actually nervous now.

I'm Coyote Peterson, and
I'm about to enter the pinch

zone with a giant lobster.

Ready?

One, two, three.

Ah!

Ah!

Ash-ha-ha!
Wow.

It's actually worse this time.

Ah!

Ugh!

That's a lot worse
than yesterday.

Ah, ah, ah!

Ah!

Ugh!

He get you?

Wow.

Oh, yeah.

He got me good.

Ah!

Oh, man.

My hand's shaking.

Wow.

That is a huge difference
from yesterday.

Ah, man.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, gosh.

Definitely didn't break bone.
All right.

Let's try the ripper claw.

You ready?

One, two, three.

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah, wow, that's a lot sharper!

Ah!

Ah, ah, ah, ah.

OK.

Nope.

He's locked on.
Ah.

OK.

This is definitely a lot
different than lobsters

we had yesterday.

100%.

Yeah, that ripper claw
is locked onto my hand.

Look at that.

Ah!

What's the
pressure feel like.

It's about
the same as the Dungeness crab,

I would say, but
it's a lot sharper.

Ah, ah, ah, ah!

And every time I try to move
my hand just a little bit,

he locks down tighter.

Ah!

All right.

Maybe if I set it down in
the water he'll come off.

I think it's
popped through your skin.

Uh, ah!

Yeah, maybe.

Ah, it's tough to tell.

There's a bunch of
tiny little teeth.

The serrated edges
are digging in.

Ah, yeah.

It hurts on the back
my hand, for sure.

You can see that.

Ah!

I'm trying to pull my hand out.

It is locked in there.

I can't actually
pull my hand out.

I'm going to have to
dip it in the water.

OK.

One, two, three.

Oh, let go, let go, let go.

Ah!

He's pinching down harder.

Ah!

Ah!

Ah-ha-ha.

Good.

Yikes!

Wow.

OK.

Well, that was a huge
difference from yesterday.

Look at the
impressions in my hand,

and a couple of little
blood blister type points

where it really locked in.

Ow.

Dude, I can feel my hand kind
of swelling up a little bit.

OK.

Well, I would say
that was successful.

Much more powerful
than the lobsters

that we were working
with yesterday.

Without question, that is
a much more powerful pinch.

But a lobster this size,
probably just around 2 pounds,

was not capable of breaking
skin or breaking bone.

So do we know
why this lobster

decided to pinch harder and
the ones that we caught didn't?

Well, here's my guess,
is that this water

is significantly
colder than the water

where we have our lobsters.
Now--

Oh, wow.

Feel
how cold that is?

Way colder.

That is very representative
of the temperature of the water

that would be at the
basin of the ocean

where these crustaceans live.

It was also very dark in here.

We came in and we lit it,
and they don't normally

have these lights
on, so the lobster

feels like it's completely
in its natural environment.

And I'll tell you what--

in the back of Andy's
mind, he may also

know that him and
all of his friends

could be next up on
the dinner plate.

But the good news
for this lobster

is that we're going to
purchase it and release

it back out to the wild.

Well, guys, I think
we figured it out.

All you have to do is
find an angry lobster

and you'll successfully
get your hand pinched.

Woo!

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

You're going to stay wild.

We'll see on the next adventure.