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Originally posted by CrzyCanuck@Aug 19 2004, 10:37 AM
I bet no one can eat 7 soda crackers in less then a minute. No beverages or lubricants or any kind. Just soda crackers and a watch.
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If they don't have to be consumed sequentially (one after the other) then I just busted this myth wide open.
I took seven soda crackers in a stack and stuffed them in my mouth. I let them soak in my saliva for thirty seconds (an attractive vision, I know) then I chewed them determinedly for twenty seconds swallowing a small amount every three or four seconds until I could force the last chunk down at the 58 second mark.
The key is to leave the crackers as intact as you can stand and let them soak up your saliva before you try to chew them.
Maybe I have really efficient saliva glands but the fact that I have a large gullet certainly helped me in this myth busting. The fact that I usually consume at least four litres of drinks per day (at least half of which is water) probably makes me a "wet" person as there are times that I am positive I culd spit out a campfire. Anyone who has seen me drink 'competitively' (
) can certainly attest that I can drink like nobody's business. The large gullet gives me some serious speed in drinking and eating. I never leave a drink unfinished.
All that being said, my throat is pretty raw after finishing those crackers. It's no longer dry as I went back to nursing my water bottle after eating the crackers.