Tuesday, January 18, 2005

This Will Blow Your Mind (or Stomach)

These achievements from the world of competitive eating are truly staggering:

The top eater in the world is a 27-year-old, 132-pound Japanese man by the name of Takeru Kobayashi. His records include eating 53 1/2 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes; 69 burgers in eight minutes; and 20 pounds of rice balls in 30 minutes. Even more surprising might be the No. 2 eater: 105-pound Sonya Thomas of Alexandria, Va. The 37-year-old managed to eat 11 pounds of cheesecake in nine minutes; 167 chicken wings in 32 minutes; and a whopping 48 chicken tacos in 11 minutes.

Oh to have such a respected ability.

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