What is the point of eating contests?

Five Star Member Number of posts: 4471 Registration date: 2009-03-28

These things are just disgusting.

http://www.aolnews.com/discuss/black-widow-sonya-thomas-devours-181-wings-in-eating-contest/19622344

Subject: Re: What is the point of eating contests? Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:46 pm

Agreed!

Five Star Member Number of posts: 1311 Registration date: 2008-05-09

There is no point.
They are unhealthy ... and even dangerous.
I remember when this happened a few years back.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1293202.ece

Five Star Member Number of posts: 4471 Registration date: 2009-03-28

I remember that, too.

Sure, it's hard to pack away 181 wings (or hotdogs, or whatever), but what's the achievement other than Biggest Glutton?

Subject: Re: What is the point of eating contests? Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:51 pm

Cool Hand Luke:

"I can eat fifty eggs."

Subject: Re: What is the point of eating contests? Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:13 am

Reminds of tomato throwing in Spain:

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=tomatoe%20throwing%20spain&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1339&bih=843

I never understood the point of that, neither. Seems like an awful waste of perfectly edible tomatoes!

(RESPECT - if you are Spanish - no offense intended)

Subject: Re: What is the point of eating contests? Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:19 pm

Very dangerous to health also. Overloading the digestive organs is very risky.
Acute Pancreatitus etc., Why anyone would risk that is a very good quesiton.