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Friday, September 19, 2008

Doing the math


It took me a few seconds to translate 72 oz. of steak into pounds. (It's 4.5). In perspective, a pretty standard-sized filet weighs 8 oz., or half a pound.
We were watching the Travel Channel the other night and a feature on this Amarillo restaurant came on. On this show, three guys of rather average girth tried to finish the meal (with sides) in an hour. None of them could. Not a surprise, really.
Then on Wednesday, a co-worker shared how he was in a Krystal-eating contest last year at a state fair — how many Krystal burgers (we call them gut bombs) you could eat in a minute. Our friend didn't win. He only ate three.
In both cases: Gross.

P.S. "Big Texan" is a bit of an oxymoron, yes?

4 comments:

Kearsmom said...

Been there! Well not actually IN the restaurant, but drove by it! I can't imagine eating 4.5 pounds of steak at once!

Allison Kennedy said...

That's so cool you've been there--or at least been by!

MaggieandBandit said...

We'd be happy to take on that steak if no one else volunteers....

Anonymous said...

I ate four Krispy Kremes on one sitting once. Does that count as a record of some sort?