I Tried To Eat Hot Dogs Competitively And Nearly Died
I survived — barely.
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Hi, my name is Matt, and I foolishly thought trying to qualify for the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest would be a good idea.
As you can probably tell by the tears in my eyes I was VERY, VERY wrong.
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For those who are unfamiliar, every 4th of July thousands of people gather at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island, New York, to watch people eat a metric ton of hot dogs.
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The competition is pretty simple. You have 10 minutes to eat as many hot dogs (and buns) as you can.
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