Can I survive without cooking?

Chef's answer
Yes. Humans can survive very well without cooked food and in fact, they would probably be healthier than they are now since cooking destroys the enzymes and many nutrients. ... So it is inconvenient to eat only raw food, but it definitely is healthier..
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A lobster can live out of the water for a couple of days if kept in a moist and cool place. How can a lobster live so long out of water? A lobster can extract the oxygen from the air, but in order to do this its gills must be kept moist or they will collapse..
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Normal microwaves have a tendency to not heat evenly, leaving cold spots. Nor is the surface of the food exposed to very hot air, as it would be in an oven. That makes it more likely that microbes can survive. ... You can't reliably "cold-cook" anything with a microwave..
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