<p>Similar to the old Big Tex contest many have seen. And a tough hunk of meat to boot.</p>
<p>[This</a> Woman Just Set The Record For Fastest Time Eating An Entire 72 Oz. Steak - Digg](<a href=“http://digg.com/video/this-woman-just-set-the-record-for-fastest-time-eating-an-entire-72-oz-steak]This”>http://digg.com/video/this-woman-just-set-the-record-for-fastest-time-eating-an-entire-72-oz-steak)</p>
<p>Such “contests” scare me. I’ve seen the horrible pain and damage caused by bowel obstructions and other such problems. I will never understand why people put themselves at risk this way.</p>
<p>How is the skinniness or lack thereof relevant?
Gorging yourself is gross, and eating that much meat at one time is especially repellent.</p>
<p>Honestly, I like threads like these, even though this is supposed to be college related. It gets away from the monotony of kids with perfect SAT scores and the cure for cancer that are afraid of getting rejected from their local community college as well as Harvard.</p>
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<p>Threads in the Parent Cafe are not required to be college-related. This is where we come to chat about anything and everything NOT college related.</p>
<p>College related? You haven’t seen our colonoscopy discussions yet! 
Although one might say that financing a kid’s education and colonoscopy have a lot in common: they both cost a fortune and are a major pain in the rear! ;)</p>
<p>BunsenBurner…right on!</p>
<p>When I opened this I expected to see the competitive eater Called the black widow. I think her name is Sonja. She was a rail thin Asian woman who held all kinds of records. I saw a documentary on competetive eating. The best ones were tiny and athletic. They trained like Athletes too.</p>
<p>Eating a steak fast is dangerous. One bite stuck in your windpipe can do you in.</p>
<p>I’m sure they had trained staff nearby along with the cameraman. i think hot dos are more dangerous when inhaled.</p>
<p>Most folks assume fast big eaters are big guys and most are. She cut the old record time in half. That’s pretty awesome for a skinny chick. The Black Widow is great too but can’t touch Joey Jaws Chestnut.</p>
<p>Gorging yourself may be “disgusting”, but it’s interesting to see the local food challenges in your town or state!</p>
<p>Turns out there’s a small cute beach restaurant down south that has a breakfast challenge. You get like 12 12" pancakes, 12 eggs, 12 bacon and sausage and toast and so much food! If you eat it in under three four hours I think, you get it for free.</p>
<p>I definitely agree, the best are generally skinny…not obese.</p>
<p>I live near Eagles Deli - was featured on Man vs. Food. They have a number of absurd meals. The largest listed is 5lbs of burger, 20pcs of bacon, 20pcs of american cheese, 5lbs of fries, 1 deli pickle, and a fountain soda. It’s $59.99. I know of 3 people who ate it in the required one hour, the first being a competitive cross trainer and another Joey Chestnut of speed eating contest fame. They will make a larger one with 6 pounds of burger, etc.</p>
<p>I’ve seen a least a dozen of these things brought on, usually to be shared but on occasion ordered by one person (who intends to take a huge pile home). I’ve seen people polish off the smaller challenges like the Reilly Burger, with 3lbs of burger, 12pcs of american cheese, 2lbs of fries, 1 deli pickle, and a fountain soda. (Can’t forget the soda!) I saw a guy eat one of those in 20 minutes. Just keep your hands clear of the mouth and you should be safe.</p>
<p>$59.99 isn’t too bad a price for a big meal like that…does that include free refills at soda fountain?</p>
<p>I cannot watch these things. I couldn’t watch them before, but I really can’t now. Last fall I choked on a piece of steak. I seriously thought I was going to die at the kitchen table. After my H realized I wasn’t joking, he completely panicked…and did nothing. No air and no one doing anything for me. Finally my 16 year old D came around the table and did Heimlich. I was scared to eat anything not yogurt-like consistency for several months.</p>
<p>It is not a good feeling to know you are getting older and your H panics and freezes. I’m not trained either, but who hasn’t seen the Heimlich maneuver on tv?</p>
<p>The “Gulp” book does a great job explaining how the size of the person doesn’t correlate to speed eating success.</p>
<p>I know families who have lost loved ones chocking to death right at their dining table. If Heimlich didn’t work and a member of my family was blue and going down, I would use a knife. I usually carry a pocket knife.</p>
<p>Oh, snap…</p>
<p>That’s…a bit extreme.</p>
<p>I say I’d do it…I think I would too if I thought the alternative was certain death.</p>
<p>Amazes me what stunts people will undertake and what is considered ‘entertainment.’ The concept doesn’t appeal to me. That’s probably more red meat than my family of 4 eats in a week. You couldn’t pay me to eat that much in one day, much less a few minutes.</p>
<p>For your next dinner party.
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<p>Wow. It never occurred to me that this would be possible.
Good to know. I guess.</p>