Don’t drink too much water, though. Remember the woman who died trying to win a Wii.
How much weight would one gain after eating this, if they kept it all down?
I suppose about half the weight of the meat - the equivalent calorie content in fat (at twice the calorie density of lean meat). But that involves a bunch of assumptions about other things being equal.
Sorry if this has been posted.
The Big Texas had the first annual Steak Eating Contest in 1967. You had to eat one pound boneless strips. You could take up to 20 mins/steak. The guy who won ate eight steaks. He won $200 prize.
I remember that no substitutions were allowed. But I’m not sure if they would let you do it due to allergy.
I think she died from a ruptured bladder, because it was “hold your wee for a Wii”, but I could be wrong (heard about it second-hand.) In any case, I was thinking about adding a little bit of baking soda and/or salt to the water just to be safe.
That sounds way too dangerous to have its own name. I read a chart one time that said, at my weight, I’d be dead after 27 beers. The most I ever drank was 18 as a dumb teenager and I puked in my sleep that night.
I think the confusion here is that someone ate 4 steaks - i.e. just the steaks. No sides. The record for the meal is two. That’s how I read it, at least.
She died of water intoxication.
Try eating a slice of white bread in one minute. No liquids of any kind. Not wheat, sourdough, rye, light, etc. Plain white bread.
I have seen two people do it, out of about 100 or so… it sounds easy until the bread hits your mouth.
Break out a loaf of white bread at a party where people are drinking beer, and make a few wagers… you will make a load of $$$.
Single slice? Sounds easy to me.
Works with saltine crackers. You challenge someone to eat 3 packages of 2 crackers in a minute. Great bar bet since many bars have crackers served with soup or chili.
As I understand it, this violates the rules of The Milk Challenge. I think a big part of the challenge is the acidity of the milk and not so much the volume and by adding anything or eating during it would help mitigate that. Not sure about that though.
All of these things sound easy - that’s the point! If the milk challenge sounded hard no one would do it and it would die off as a party bet. I’ve never done the 1 slice of white bread thing but I’ve tried 6 saltines in a minute and it’s damn near impossible. My best friend did it, but the amount of people who can do these challenges seems to be something < 1:100. I first heard about the milk challenge at least 10 years ago and I’ve seen tons of people try it but I have never personally witnessed someone complete it.
Thanks. I thought that made more sense but when it happened I kept hearing people say ruptured bladder.
I’ve always heard it’s because we can’t digest milk as fast as we digest other liquids. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of that, but I’m pretty sure milk is only very slightly acidic on average.
Still don’t buy it. EIGHTEEN POUNDS of steak in an hour? Not likely. Have you seen one of these things in person? Mmmm mmmnnn. I don’t think so.
As to the white bread, I just tried it. Single slice - No problem. I snack on white bread often, I don’t know where the idea that it would be difficult came from. I believe the crackers bet though. Without a drink, it’d be difficult to squeeze down more than a few crackers.
Kobayashi can eat 25+ pounds of food in one sitting, so 18 isn’t pegging my BS-o-meter.
I did it once without anything. When I had cookies or something chocolate-y sweet, it wasn’t much, like three Mrs. Fields cookies size at best.
We have a kitchen here at work and I just did 4 slices in under a minute. I did one slice at first for a test run. It was Wonderbread (I love white bread, btw), and I bunched it into a small ball. Then, I did four slices like a sandwich. For that, I just had to swallow hard. If it matters, I just had a big glass of orange juice, and oj always makes my mouth watery. I’m sure dry wine would be better. Oh, and I at all 4 slices at once. I guess that’s going to be the rest of my carbs for today.
A much harder time for me would be to have peanut butter on the bread. If there was mayo, butter (unless it’s toasted), or vegemite, or something similar, there’s no way I could do it.
ETA: Man, I’m now pretty thirsty.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309498&page=2&pp=40&highlight=milk+challenge
Idid complete the milk challenge, but I normally drink lots of water in a day, so I am used to lots of liquid, though I did have the lactose runs for about an hour afterwards and really lost interest in milk for a month or so,
Nobody has answered my question. I know it sounds disgusting but I was being mostly serious. If you vomit but swallow before anything leaves the oral cavity, does that disqualify you? I’m guessing a strict interpretation of the rules would say no, but better safe than sorry.
If you vomit, then swallow what you just vomited - which is what caused you to vomit - you’re probably just going to vomit again.