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Published 2017-06-24

(July 4, 2014) Take a look back as John Brenkus and the "Sport Science" team examine how competitive eaters can consume such massive quantities.

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All Comments (21)

@nishadnishu3134 4 years ago

0-9 months pregnant in 10 minutes 😂
@kirai7597 4 years ago

Bruh my stomach isnt a condom
@thelocalnoob9613 3 years ago

imagine if someone punched you in the stomach while carrying 69 hotdogs
@ASMRconKiki 1 year ago

I have always wondered whether competitive eaters vomited their food afterwards or not. Then I saw a hot dog eating championship and noticed they barely even chewed their food and realized it is physically impossible to vomit chunks of unchewed food. It would feel like throwing up rock and could tear your esophagus apart. I just don’t know how they are all alive and some of then even skinnier than most!!!😅
@420subscriberswithnovideos6 5 years ago

1:39 that should be a meme
@vagelis9453 7 years ago

Matt Stonie is the GOAT !!!
@rotez5813 3 years ago

I can't imagine the toilet after this
@gizmoknow-how2022 1 year ago

1:03 Stonie be beat boxing😂😂
@MeetYourArchitect 6 years ago

Still waiting for anything scientific.....
@Manargavrila 4 years ago

A guy eating 69 hotdogs in 10 minutes Everyone: " N I C E "
@jonathan-zo9nh 2 years ago

Oh my god. Being a competitive eater is so hard, my respects for them
@phapmang1891 2 years ago

Very good and funny videos bring a great sense of entertainment!
@MikeyDano69 6 years ago

1:39 When bae asks what we’re doing later.
@ibrahimkhan-ce6oh 4 years ago

it so painfull to watch i already feel pain in my stomach
@heavi-armed-infadel 2 years ago

Reminds me of the 'Gluttony' victim in the horror movie 'Seven' with Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. One of the best physiological thrillers of all time.
@soursweet8154 3 years ago

Last year he broke his own record by eating 71 hotdogs in 10 mins
@boardrfolif3 6 years ago

There's not really much science here, just a guy feeding hot dogs to a balloon...
@RetroR0bbie 6 years ago

ill never over eat again.
@newshound2521 2 years ago

I now have no desire to ever attempt to eat that much food
@susanna8612 1 year ago

I usually eat only small amount of food at time but went to eat restaurant and the lunch (plate of food) was huge, I literally felt heavines all the way In my lungs and heart. Maybe the stomach streched and caused pressure to other organs. It lasted only 30 minutes to one hour but it was very weird. Competive eaters eat 10 times more In one go, In long run it cannot be healthy.