# A whole salada in a minute - weird dare **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 8, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752 "2008-01-08T18:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DellieM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@DellieM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DellieM)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/1 "2008-01-08T18:26:04Z")
So, we are sitting with friends we haven’t seen in a while and after a few drinks, she says, ‘you can’t eat an entire salada biscuit in under a minute’. The rules are that you must chew and swallow the entire salada biscuit without drinking anything, you can break it into the four squares, or crumble it further, but it must be gone in under a minute. Weird? Yes, and is it possible, (because when something like that is said, well, you just have to try it)? No. You can’t do it. The next time your drunk flatmate is pissing you off, or someone is getting hairy chested about how good they are, just throw it out there, and stand back, because you will be showered with spitty bits of biscuit. Actually put money on it because unless you are a super salivator (is this even a word), I don’t believe it can be done. I dunno … maybe it’s an Australian thing, like pushing straws through a potato … 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/2 "2008-01-08T18:30:04Z")
In the world of biscuit games, Soggy Sao is king. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/3 "2008-01-08T18:31:26Z")
That’s a saltine, right? How big are they over there? Are you sure you didn’t have, uh, cotton mouth? ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/4 "2008-01-08T18:32:14Z")
[QUOTE=mhendo] In the world of biscuit games, Soggy Sao is king. [/QUOTE] The Urban dictionary ( which would be a cool site without all the twelve year olds posting) adds this gem about the game: “Game played by homosexual or confused young men, usually at boarding skool’s (sic) such as Trinity Grammer or Kings.” ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/5 "2008-01-08T18:48:08Z")
Are those ordinary saltines or cream crackers? Saltines I could do. Cream crackers would be a bigger challenge. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/6 "2008-01-08T19:03:51Z")
A good bet (typically at a bar) is to burn a hole, using a cigarette, in a $20 bill. The bill is wrapped around the person’s forearm, and they are given 5 minutes to burn a complete hole using only a lit cigarette. With no 02 under the bill, the heat is absorbed by the flesh beneath it. I have seen people refuse to give up, screaming in pain, as they try to win the bet. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/7 "2008-01-09T02:49:55Z")
I’ve heard a variation of this in the states, where the goal is six saltine crackers in a minute with no water or other liquids allowed. Very hard. On par with the gallon milk challenge (which is to drink a gallon of milk in one hour…MUCH harder than it sounds.) ---
**Author:** ![Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tool_of_the_Conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/8 "2008-01-09T19:28:05Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] I’ve heard a variation of this in the states, where the goal is six saltine crackers in a minute with no water or other liquids allowed. Very hard. On par with the gallon milk challenge (which is to drink a gallon of milk in one hour…MUCH harder than it sounds.) [/QUOTE] When I was about twenty, I used to drink a lot of water; I’d routinely drink a quart without taking a breath. Once, my girlfriend saw me do it, and convinced me to do it again so her roommates could watch. I succeeded, but had to go throw up afterward. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/9 "2008-01-09T20:41:56Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] the gallon milk challenge (which is to drink a gallon of milk in one hour…MUCH harder than it sounds.) [/QUOTE] IIRC, milk contains a substance that the human digestive system cannot process in mass quantities so it gets rejected. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/10 "2008-01-09T20:52:04Z")
One saltine cracker in one minute? 😕 This sounds not onty possible, but almost _impossible_ not to succeed? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/11 "2008-01-09T21:00:24Z")
I had a pack in my desk - Christie Premium Plus salted top. Here they measure about 1.75" square. I ate one in 30 seconds without even much difficulty. They must grow them bigger down there. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/12 "2008-01-09T21:13:12Z")
[QUOTE=Leaffan] I had a pack in my desk - Christie Premium Plus salted top. Here they measure about 1.75" square. I ate one in 30 seconds without even much difficulty. They must grow them bigger down there. [/QUOTE] From [here](http://au.geocities.com/bellejazz_oz/recipes.html), and based on the OP, it sounds like they are designed such that they can be broken into halves or quarters as desired. Perhaps one whole Salada is like four Premium Plus in a big square? Can you see if you can do four? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/13 "2008-01-09T21:32:59Z")
[QUOTE=MrSquishy] From [here](http://au.geocities.com/bellejazz_oz/recipes.html), and based on the OP, it sounds like they are designed such that they can be broken into halves or quarters as desired. Perhaps one whole Salada is like four Premium Plus in a big square? Can you see if you can do four? [/QUOTE] I think I’ll wait for the dimensions to come in. Your link says “break into halves or quarters “man size, snack size, bite size”.” I don’t think 1.75 inches is bite size. Of course your link also says “Top it with whatever you like. From vegemite & cheese to sardines & sauce.” I find this amusing for some reason. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/14 "2008-01-09T22:42:48Z")
Misread as: **A whole _salad_ in a minute** I’d think that might be Coney Island material.p ---
**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/15 "2008-01-09T23:14:56Z")
A salada is 10cm x 9.5cm. That’s for all 4 “squares”. They are about 2-3mm thick, I would suggest (I did not get them to measure that). Many thanks to my wife, and the mystery Salada donor at her workplace for allowing us to measure it. Also, I think it would be totally possible to eat one in under a minute. Unless you’re a bird or something, who has to use a beak. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/16 "2008-01-09T23:29:12Z")
[QUOTE=Khadro] A salada is 10cm x 9.5cm. That’s for all 4 “squares”. They are about 2-3mm thick, I would suggest (I did not get them to measure that). [/QUOTE] Therefore: The area of a salada is about 95 cm[sup]2[/sup] The area of a saltine = 1.75 inches square = 4.45cm x 4.45 cm = 19.8 cm[sup]2[/sup] (approximately) So a salada is almost 5 times bigger than a saltine. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/17 "2008-01-09T23:49:06Z")
We did this with ten saltines in a minute, no drinking. I couldn’t get past maybe three. I’m still working up the nerve to try the gallon of milk. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/18 "2008-01-10T01:07:19Z")
What IS a salada biscuit? I’ve never heard of it …is this some regional thing? Googling gets me nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/19 "2008-01-10T01:15:41Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] What IS a salada biscuit? I’ve never heard of it …is this some regional thing? Googling gets me nowhere. [/QUOTE] [Salada](http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/Salada.aspx) It’s an Australian dry biscuit. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752/20 "2008-01-10T01:16:40Z")
One saltine… ETA: Ahh. Two saltines… ETA, A: Three saltines… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-salada-in-a-minute-weird-dare/432752.md?page=2)