Daily Drop: Rockfish
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Read and think before getting all worked up!
But, while visually interesting, this video outlines 2 very big problems in Western culture.
1) We have no problem with wasting important things like food for entertainment
2) That we have no problem with animal cruelty especially for entertainment.
Sure the fish was already dead, but it died just to used as a visual joke. That is a wasted life even if it is only fish life. The fact that the fish looked almost alive as it fell in slow-mo just re-articulated these issues in a more evocative way.
Only in the west are we so spoiled that food can be treated this way. Shame.
But, while visually interesting, this video outlines 2 very big problems in Western culture.
1) We have no problem with wasting important things like food for entertainment
2) That we have no problem with animal cruelty especially for entertainment.
Sure the fish was already dead, but it died just to used as a visual joke. That is a wasted life even if it is only fish life. The fact that the fish looked almost alive as it fell in slow-mo just re-articulated these issues in a more evocative way.
Only in the west are we so spoiled that food can be treated this way. Shame.
. . . Out of interest for the "wasted food" comment people are making, surely this is one of the things you'd be able to eat after dropping anyway? Because you certainly wouldn't be eating the skin on it; none of the meat touched the floor. Just fillet, cook well and it's fine.
Other food ones I agree somewhat, but if there's something salvageable to be had from it...
{Now here's hoping someone in the LRR team had the same mindset as me and actually did that after this drop, if not I am disappointed at a waste of such a delicious-looking fish}
'Course none of that's to say it wasn't quite a cruel-looking Drop (that eye is bloody freaky). But still, calling "animal cruelty" on it is going a little far, surely?
Other food ones I agree somewhat, but if there's something salvageable to be had from it...
{Now here's hoping someone in the LRR team had the same mindset as me and actually did that after this drop, if not I am disappointed at a waste of such a delicious-looking fish}
'Course none of that's to say it wasn't quite a cruel-looking Drop (that eye is bloody freaky). But still, calling "animal cruelty" on it is going a little far, surely?
Yep, it is not animal cruelty by any definition. And I'm not just saying that because a rockfish isn't an animal. Anyway, it isn't fish cruelty either.Slanzinger said:
I wasn't very impressed with it though, and you could say it showed a lack of respect for life and probably was a waste of a perfectly good fish.
This is all academic anyway as soon as that piece of shit console hits the floor. Red ring that, *****.
The eyes...my god the eyes!
...wasted food? Wash the damn thing off...'s not like they sicked the crowbar on it or anything
and the XBox tommorrow needs the red ring
...wasted food? Wash the damn thing off...'s not like they sicked the crowbar on it or anything
and the XBox tommorrow needs the red ring
...Fish are animals too dude. What I was saying is the fact that if they dropped it live, then it would be animal cruelty. But they didn't. And as the rest of my post said, there's the possibility that the fish didn't go to waste.EchetusXe said:
At very least, it wouldn't have if I'd been around ^_^
So when is the baby drop?
What???
I'm just pleased they didn't break out the crowbar, fish stink would be cruelty to crowbars.
I'm sure if nothing else, one of the staff's cats got a bonus treat that night.
In fact, that'd make for an epic Daily drop, let a kitten sit off camera and catch it diving in to attack the daily drop. (Tho you may wish to choose the battles carefully - fish yes, 360 no.)
What???
I'm just pleased they didn't break out the crowbar, fish stink would be cruelty to crowbars.
I'm sure if nothing else, one of the staff's cats got a bonus treat that night.
In fact, that'd make for an epic Daily drop, let a kitten sit off camera and catch it diving in to attack the daily drop. (Tho you may wish to choose the battles carefully - fish yes, 360 no.)
1) not animal cruelty: the fish was dead before it was purchased
2) not a waste of food: fish get treated rougher than this when handled for shipping
2b) still edible after the drop: even considering what has hit the floor before, this fish was still in a state in which it could have been cooked
quit getting your knickers in a twist.
on to the actual video: eww, eyeballs bugging out. Thanks for the warning in the video description, though. This one was not really one of my favorites, but it was certainly interesting!
2) not a waste of food: fish get treated rougher than this when handled for shipping
2b) still edible after the drop: even considering what has hit the floor before, this fish was still in a state in which it could have been cooked
quit getting your knickers in a twist.
on to the actual video: eww, eyeballs bugging out. Thanks for the warning in the video description, though. This one was not really one of my favorites, but it was certainly interesting!
"What's this thing coming toward me very fast?
So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like 'Ow', 'Ownge', 'Round', 'Ground'! That's it! Ground! Ha! I wonder if it'll be friends with me?
Hello Ground!"
So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like 'Ow', 'Ownge', 'Round', 'Ground'! That's it! Ground! Ha! I wonder if it'll be friends with me?
Hello Ground!"