Gastronomical Insanity

[dreadnut]

No fans, no problem: Joey Chestnut sets record, cruises to 13th victory in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. Joey Chestnut didn’t need a crowd or his closest competitor. Instead, in one of the most unusual editions of one of the most distinctly American traditions, the San Jose native downed his 1,000th career hot dog, broke...

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[GGJaguar]

Being a competitive eater can't be a healthy activity. I'm wondering if any longitudinal studies are being done to see what the long term effects are.

 

[dreadnut]

I doesn't seem like this should even be humanly possible. I have a pretty good appetite, and I might be able to eat three if I were really hungry.

 

[shihan]

Seems like I remember someone dying after one of those things. Definitely a questionable activity.

 

[bobouz]

I would've reached my limit after one!

 

[SFIV1967]

75 hotdogs! 21,750 calories in 10 minutes! Now that's a diet! And he's not even such big guy!

 

[Guildedagain]

I thought this was going to be a post about Dread getting a bad case of the munchies :-]]]

 

[walrus]

Here's how these speed eaters are different from you and me:

How do speed eaters do it and not get sick?

If you find competitive eating contests hard to stomach, imagine what it's like being the stomach of a competitive eater.

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