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Man Devours Record 50 Hot Dogs in 12 Minutes
A man inhaled a record 50 hot dogs in just 12 minutes Wednesday to destroy his stunned competition in the annual Nathan's frankfurter eating contest in Coney Island, New York.
Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, in his first-ever attempt at the contest, left competitors with their jaws agape as he knocked back more than four dozen franks with obvious relish.
The 5-foot-7, 131-pound Kobayashi surpassed the old record of 25 in just 5 minutes, 13 seconds. Kobayashi didn't stop until he had doubled that number, complete with the buns.
Eyewitnesses said it was by far the most amazing performance since the annual Fourth of July contest began in 1916.
Kobayashi, 23, employed a technique dubbed "the Solomon method" ¡ª snapping the hot dogs in half, then shoving both pieces into his mouth. By the end of the 12-minute event, the rest of the 19-member field had stopped eating to watch Kobayashi.
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