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Old 08-22-2005, 11:11 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Competitive eating

Watching the other day, some competitive eater compared himself with the likes of Jordan, Ali, DiMaggio...

Is competitive eating a sport? Other than Asian competitors, the rest of them should go on a strict diet rather than out there chowing down and clogging up their arteries.

Any thoughts on this?
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Old 08-22-2005, 12:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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well i dont call nascar a sport so i most defintitly would not call competive eating a sport,,
to be called a sport it has to have athletes
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i dont think eating 50 hot dogs in 12min is athletic, its more like a weird hobby
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Old 08-22-2005, 12:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Why wouldn't the Asian competitors have to be worried about clogging up their arteries?
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Old 08-22-2005, 12:51 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Competive eating represents nothing but intensified gluttony. This isn't a sport it's a double dare gone bad.
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Old 08-22-2005, 04:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Just because an activity isn't a video game does not make it a sport. Eating is not a sport, no matter how fast you do it.
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Old 08-22-2005, 05:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
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WEll as for the one nascar comment Nascar is deffinatly a sport . But anyways back to the food, well a lot of them do have to work out a lot
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Old 08-22-2005, 05:55 PM   #7 (permalink)
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WEll as for the one nascar comment Nascar is deffinatly a sport .

I agree. I've driven race cars and it takes a lot of effort.

Shiny things going in circles is a sucky sport, but it's a sport
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:14 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Competitive eating is not a sport unless it is a race to see who eats more faster. Then it is just like Nascar. Without the eating...and more people...and cars...and they move around.

Speaking of competitive eating, I saw a guy on TV eat like 50 soft boiled egss (he drank them) they gave him a small stroke. The other time he did it, a small heart attack. Anyone know what is in eggs that in large quantities they are deadly?
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Old 08-23-2005, 06:05 AM   #9 (permalink)
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eggs are pretty high in cholesteral and sodium. something like 70% for chol. on a 2000 calorie diet.
i dont think competitve eating or nascar are sports.
both take skill and endurance, but it all just depends on how a "sport" is defined.
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Old 08-23-2005, 06:11 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Of course it's a sport. It has rules, competitors, an international federation, a world champion, rankings....

I'm impressed.

http://www.ifoce.com/eaters.php?action=detail&sn=22
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Old 08-23-2005, 07:44 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Competitive eating is not a sport. Really, it actually cannot even be put in a current catagory of sports/athletics/competitions out there today. It requires physical ability, skill, determination, and strategy. I can be a speed/quantity eater myself, but I am even in awe about what these people can do.
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Old 08-23-2005, 03:10 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Of course it's a sport. It has rules, competitors, an international federation, a world champion, rankings....

I'm impressed.

http://www.ifoce.com/eaters.php?action=detail&sn=22

So does chess, and no one claims that's a sport.
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Old 08-24-2005, 01:49 AM   #13 (permalink)
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sport (spôrt, sprt)
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Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.


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Old 08-25-2005, 10:59 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Aren't chess games carried on ESPN along with spelling bees and poker tournaments? I guess those could be "sports" too... *shrug*
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