One copy of the philly.com article about the Wing Bowl by Faye Flam from January still lists Ed "Cookie" Jarvis as the subject of Dr. David Metz' study of competitive eating. Tim Janus was the actual subject (Another copy has been corrected) update Feb 18 Philly.com has a correction notice.
Yahoo Sports has a video about boxer Manny Pacquiao's nutrition and diet, which consists of 7000-8000 calories a day.
Live Science asks the question "Can Eating Too Much Spicy Food Kill You?" (via NY Daily News)
A Huffington Post blog entry asks the question, "Are Competitive Speed Eaters Like Pythons?"
Some ESPN Nathan's links:
- Sport Science segment on Joey Chestnut
- Joey Chestnut is interviewed while 10 ESPN employees attempt to eat more than 68 hot dogs
- Transcript of Joey Chestnut's chat session
- Yahoo interviews sideline report Renee Herlocker
Matt Cohen will appear on tonight's episode of Car Science on Speed TV at 10 pm eastern, which will have a segment about eating while driving.
The New York Times science section has an article about how humans enjoy eating spicy peppers.
The black widow spider is not the only suitable mascot for a female competitive eater. Etoxin states that the female angler fish can eat a meal twice her size in one bite. This would be equivalent to a 120 pound woman eating a 240 pound burger.
“Humanly Impossible” competitive eating clip
The segment from last night’s episode of Humanly Impossible featuring competitive eaters “Furious” Pete Czerwinski and Will Millender (called Willie) has been captured and uploaded. Dr. David Metz, who has appeared in previous programs about competitive eating, provides commentary.
HumanlyImpossible.wmv 9 minutes, 10.4 MB
“Humanly Impossible” press release
Will Millender’s twitter has a link to a press release promoting the December 6 episodes of Humanly Impossible on the National Geographic Channel. The paragraph about competitive eaters follows:
Pete Czerwinski and Will Millender are speed eaters who can down more than 20 hamburgers in five minutes. These elite competitors are capable of eating up to three times the amount of food that someone with a normal stomach could handle. Using a real-time X-ray device, Humanly Impossible takes a look inside their bodies to uncover the secrets behind their gastrointestinal prowess.
Will Millender says he has another possible upcoming appearance on network TV.
twitter.com/bigwillthechamp: Humanly Impossible will be televised on the National Geographic channel on December 6. The program will have a segment with competitive eaters Will Millender and "Furious" Pete Czerwinski.
(from Will Millender's twitter) "Furious" Pete Czerwinski and Will Millender will appear in a program on the National Geographic network on December 7.
(via chseyeon.livejournal.com) The Science of Speed Eating which was televised in 2007 on the National Geographic Network is available on hulu. Sonya Thomas, Tim Janus and Loren "Bubba" Yarbrough were the featured eaters.
Apollo 11 & oatmeal eating contest
According to The First Men in the Moon, the winner of an oatmeal eating contest (John Coyle from Ireland w/23 bowl in 10 minutes) was one of the earthside news items relayed to the crew of Apollo 11. Michael Collins responded that he would like to enter Buzz Aldrin in the next oatmeal eating contest (via http://twitter.com/AP11_SPACECRAFT/)
(from email) A promo video from Science Impossible which briefly shows "Furious' Pete Czerwinski and Will Millender (around the 45 second mark) is available.
Eagle's Deli in Boston will hold a 3 pound burger eating contest tomorrow to promote The Museum of Science new Black Holes exhibit. The winner will receive naming rights.
Competitive Eating clip from “Time Warp”
Here is the link for a video clip of the competitive eating segment on last night’s episode of Time Warp. Elizabeth Canady ate 4 large pizzas while being examined, then had a rib eating contest against “Furious” Pete Czerwinski. The hands free hot dog contest available in a clip on the program’s website was not televised.
TimeWarpMay27-ElizabethVsPete.wmv (12.9 MB 5 min)
Some video captures from the segment are available after the jump:
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski's appearance on the Discovery Channel show Time Warp might be televised today. Tonight's episode is titled Goop, Goo, Glop and Germs and the subjects are bathrooms, water drops, germs, and food.
Furious Pete to do the “Time Warp” tomorrow
“Furious” Pete Czerwinski announces that his appearance on Time Warp will be televised tomorrow on the Discovery Channel. A slow motion video clip of Pete competing in a hands-free hot dog eating contest against a dog is available on the program’s website.
Furious Pete will also appear in the Canada vs. USA Philthy McNasty burger contest on the Canadian channel TV Tropolis on Friday. His next television program will be a tour of German restaurants.
The science bloggers steak showdown might be webcast in July.
Science blogger "Dr. Isis" challenges fellow science blogger to a 40 ounce steak eating contest
Fox Sports Science CE episode debuts tonight
A viewer of tonight’s episode of Fox Sports Science reports that a competitive eater (probably “Furious” Pete) ate 20 meatballs in 2 minutes. The episode, titled Busted Guts will be rerun several times over the upcoming week.
update Furious Pete has uploaded a clip from the show.
In more televised competitive meatball eating news, Badlands Bookers twitter reports he recorded a program for Swedish TV and set a meatball record.
Furious Pete bites through ear on Sport Science
“Furious” Pete Czerwinski’s appearance on Fox Sport Science has been uploaded to youtube. Pete bit through a pig’s ear to determine the amount of force required for Mike Tyson to bite off a piece of Evander Holyfield’s ear.
Link Buffet: January 19, 2009
- Beautiful Brian wants to know who will stop the Shea Stadium rain
- Rice and Bean Pot burrito eating contest at Boston area colleges starts January 27
- Nacho eating contest in Paul Blart: Mall Cop
- Questions about performance enhancing substances in competitive eating
- Picture of 29 inch pizza at American Pie Pizza in Florida
- Oyster Bowl X to award 4 Night All Inclusive Trip to Cancun or Punta Cana for two Adults
- Hot dog eating contest in Hong Kong
- A youtube page by “Kobayashi”
- Don Lerman has resumed competitive eating posts on mosesnews.com
- Olivia Wilde of House MD once ate 33 pancakes in 20 minutes to win an eating contest – interview video (from Sebastian Walters)
NY Times casts doubts on Diamond Jim Brady’s diet
(From Megamunch email) The New York Times has an article about Gilded Age railroad tycoon “Diamond” Jim Brady’s reported gastronomical feats. A typical dinner for Brady was supposedly “Three dozen oysters (the largest Lynnhavens were saved for him), a dozen crabs, six or seven lobsters, terrapin soup,” and a steak, with a dessert of “a tray full of pastries… and two pounds of bonbons.”
The reporter has difficulty believing that Brady ate like that on an everyday basis and believes that the meals he ate at various times in his life have been fused into a giant daily superfeast. He talks to Dr. Nicholas Belitsos, a Baltimore gastroenterologist who is somewhat less skeptical and claims that a stomach capacity six times greater than average, which Brady reportedly possessed, is a possibility.
The article briefly mentions Brady’s girlfriend, actress Lillian Russell, but does not report that she was about as legendary a trencherperson as Brady was. Oscar Tschirky, creator of the Waldorf salad, served the couple on several occasions and recollected that Russell was the bigger eater of the pair. She reportedly once won a diamond ring from her boyfriend by defeating him in an eating contest after removing her corset.
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