Eating Maryland Blue Crabs is a unique experience, even for those who are experienced seafood eaters. In order to reach the succulent morsels of crab flesh, the eater needs to disassemble the animal. The typical steps are:

1. Remove the legs and claws.
2. Flip it over.
3. Pull open the "door" near the back end of the underside.
4. Pry off the top shell (which of course, is the  bottom because you flipped it over).
5. Turn it right side up.
6. Scrap off the gills on either side.
7. Snap the body in half.
8. Take one half and snap in half again.
9. Start prying out the pieces of white flesh.
10. Break the remaining pieces into smaller pieces and remove any pieces of flesh you can.
11. Repeat with the other side of the body.
12. Crack open the claw and "forearm" with a wooden mallet.
13. Remove the claw meat.
14. Give most of the meat you removed to your children who are too young to pick their own.
15. Get another crab and repeat.
16. Get another crab and repeat.
17. Get another crab and repeat.
18. Get another crab and repeat.
19. Get another crab and repeat.
20. Get another crab and repeat.
21. Get another crab and repeat.
22. Get another crab and repeat.
23. Get another crab and repeat.
24. Get another crab and repeat.
25. Get another crab and repeat.

After you have gone through this a dozen times, remove the enormous pile wet, Old Bay encrusted shells, guts, and other things you didn't want to eat and throw in the garbage. Wash the searing salt based spices from you inflamed hands and eat your corn on the cob and take a swig of your beer.

You never actually fill up on crab; you just get tired!