California woman eats three 72 oz steaks; sets world record

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AMARILLO TEXAS -- It's something you have to see to believe.

California resident Molly Schuyler, who weighs 124 pounds, scarfed down three 72 ounce steaks during the 72 Oz Showdown at the Big Texan steakhouse in Amarillo.

And that's not all she ate-- in addition to the steaks, she devoured three salads, three dinner rolls, three baked potatoes, and three shrimp cocktails.

She completed this amazing feat in just under twenty minutes.
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=1193365#.VTRo8SFVhBd

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1. More than 10% of her body weight in steak alone, never mind the sides - wow!

She must be made of elastic; I'm in pain when I overeat to a far lesser degree (which ought to be yet another signal not to overeat, but I'm not so smart...)

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2. Gastronomical competitions

strike me as weird.

Not quite sure why, just putting it out there.

How is this a "sport"?

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3. I figure if espn can cover Competitive Eating and Tennis, so can we.

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4. Ha.

Is that one sport or two? Because I would be interested in seeing people gorging themselves beyond belief and then picking up rackets for a full match.