You ever wonder how the people who hold the records for eating contests (hot dog contest, philly cheesesteak contest, etc.) are always the skinniest? From the surface, you’d think “bigger” people would be able to eat bigger portions but surprisingly, as records have shown, the ones who eat an absurd portion of a specific food are skinny as a toothpick.
So a restaurant in Clearfield, PA by the name of Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub acclaims to serve the “World’s Largest Burger.” Supposedly, they’ve given a challenge to anyone who can finish their signature 11-pound burger, and if they complete the challenge within the allotted time (3 hours), they get the burger for free along with some other prizes.
First to step up to the challenge - Eric “Badlands” Booker, whom some say to be one of America’s top competitive eaters. In the past he’s eaten 4 pounds of corn beef hash in 118 seconds and 49 glazed donuts in 8 minutes.
It took Eric Badlands THREE times until finally after his third try, he finished the 11-pound burger and even then it took him 7.5 hours to finish it (which was more than the allotted time given). But finishing the burger itself was already a huge accomplishment.
A little whiles later, an 18-year old girl by the name of Kate Stelnick, who weighed 115 lbs and whose friends laughed at her when she said she wanted to attempt the challenge, completed the 11 lb burger within the allotted time with 5 minutes to spare.
The full story here - http://www.foodmarket.com/news/2005011701.html
I guess some things are just unexplainable.