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Competitive hotdog eaters nearing limit of human performance – The Guardian
A maximum of 84 hotdogs in 10 minutes is possible, says sports science study
The four-minute mile and the two-hour marathon were once believed impossible: now a new gauntlet has been thrown down for the world of elite competition. A scientific analysis suggests competitive eaters have come within nine hotdogs of the limits of human performance.
The theoretical ceiling has been set at 84 hotdogs in 10 minutes. The current world record, set by Joey Jaws Chestnut earlier this month, stands at 75.
James Smoliga, a sports medicine specialist at High Point University in Nort…
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