Elephants defeats humans

[wop]

Elephants defeat humans in non-shock eating contest victory | Metro.co.uk

Making the most of their not insignificant weight advantage, three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest on Friday.
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The elephants triumphed by forcing down down 505 hot dog buns in six minutes - while the humans could only manage 143 buns in the same time, in the contest at Brooklyn's Coney Island.

The elephants, Bunny, Susie and Minnie - all in their 40s - ate at what appeared to be a leisurely pace from behind a table piled high with buns. They even paused to eat some fresh fruit, which was not counted toward scoring.

Their human competitors were far more focused. Eric 'Badlands' Booker, a New York City subway conductor who is the world champion in corned beef hash eating, took a double-fisted approach, dipping two buns at once into liquid to make them go down easier.

Juliet Lee, a petite 43-year-old, pushed several buns into her stretched mouth simultaneously.

Originally from China, Lee is the world cranberry sauce champion, a title she won by eating 13.23 pounds of the sauce in eight minutes.

Tim 'Gravy' Brown, whose claim to fame is having eaten 8.47 pounds (3.84 kilograms) of blueberry pie in an eight-minute, handsfree competition, rounded out the team.

'We went all out, hungry and focused,' said Booker, who like the others was preparing for Saturday's annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.

Contest organizers called the results a 'setback for humanity,' but it wasn't an entirely fair match. The humans weigh about 500lb collectively, while the Asian elephants weigh about 9 tons, the organizers said.

It still amazes me that this dumb story made it into London's morning papers for commuters (tube)

[Blarg]

A setback for humanity

[wop]

I was gonna quote that

[BRP]

Which side has the elephants?

[Blarg]

The animal side

[Dazd]

Who would have thought an elephant could eat more than a human?

[hagun]

We still have opposable thumbs. Not all is lost.

[Plow]

world champion in corned beef hash eating

what is this I don't even

[Blarg]

what is this I don't even

spend 15 mins googling it

[Kerberoz]

So a circus company, which has a long history of animal abuse... decides that it's a good idea to publicize a contest in which they force elephants to eat shitty, un-nutritional food for entertainment?

[Plow]

spend 15 mins googling it

but I don't aim to be the greatest, most informed thinker in the history of the world on the subject of corned beef hash eating world champions

[Correction]

It still amazes me that this dumb story made it into London's morning papers for commuters (tube)

How is it amazing when any dumb story makes a commuter rag in London, capital of shit newspapers and unwitting father to american crap like USA Today?

[noblemountain]

Fucking gross. I am always amazed at how people treat one of the most intelligent animals on the planet. Fucking carnies make me sick.

Side note: the opposable thumb thing doesn't really work because their trunk more or less has that.

[Zilong]

Didn't they tried this shit with a fucking bear on that shitty fox show god knows how long ago?

[archibaldcrane]

So a circus company, which has a long history of animal abuse... decides that it's a good idea to publicize a contest in which they force elephants to eat shitty, un-nutritional food for entertainment?

Sounds to me like they were eating at a leisurely pace, even taking their pick from foods offered.

[guartz]

Fucking gross. I am always amazed at how people treat one of the most intelligent animals on the planet. Fucking carnies make me sick.

Side note: the opposable thumb thing doesn't really work because their trunk more or less has that.

It might be degrading to humans, but to elephants? They probably just enjoyed all the food.

[nondachi]

elephants eat meat?

[AoE]

Was hoping to see a tug of war with some of the world's strongest men, or some elephants beating the shit out of some Indians since elephants apparently hate Indians.

[The_OG_Nelta]

where the hell is Kobayashi.

[Jakson]

where the hell is Kobayashi.

Kobayashi Maru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia !

elephants eat meat?

The elephants triumphed by forcing down down 505 hot dog buns in six minutes - while the humans could only manage 143 buns in the same time, in the contest at Brooklyn's Coney Island.