Re:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... sland.html
"Miki Sudo is crowned hot dog eating queen for the 9th time at Nathan's
iconic July 4th contest after devouring 39.5 wieners in ten minutes!"
See also:
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/01/11856580 ... g-contests
"So in a sense, it's like this display of gluttony that has been kind of made safe
for you to look at and think about."

1st thought: Eating contests are like self flagellation with culinary non-essence;
a safe spectator sport with good sales of (previously) cheap foods by contestants
(or their sponsors) and by spectators.

2nd thought: Is there a rule that requires some chewing?
... since stuffing a piehole is not exactly "eating".

3rd thought: Human eating contests hint that humans
are related to pythons and alligators, creatures that swallow
- without much chewing - a large volume of food,
then digest it for days.

Who knows?! Astute cannibals may have discovered that
encouraging guests of honor to have a pre-eating contest
eliminated the need for their stuffing before roasting.

More about the dog-eating champion ...
Re:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/legendary-co ... 02684.html
"it takes two full days to start feeling normal after a competition
... It's hard on the body, there's no way around it"

Apparently, training is important, especially stretching the stomach
with excess food to tolerate the quantity during competition
Rod
