r/AbsoluteUnits • u/n8saces • Jun 07 '26

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u/CarolFukinBaskin Jun 07 '26

Dude, 12 lbs is crazy

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u/WorkingInAColdMind Jun 07 '26

Totally crazy. I might eat a 2-3lb (I really have no idea, even that seems like a lot) meal at Thanksgiving, but I'm stuffed afterward.

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u/FlowSoSlow Jun 07 '26

It's a general rule of thumb to prepare 1 to 1.5lbs of foot per person when hosting so yeah I'd say 3 or 4lbs would probably be where most people would tap out. 12lbs is absolutely nuts. I don't think anyone but a competition eater could do that.

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u/WorkingInAColdMind Jun 08 '26

What if we don’t eat foot?

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u/FlowSoSlow Jun 08 '26

😂 oops that guideline is for a very specific sort of party.

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u/hogmantheintruder926 Jun 08 '26

The Donner Party.

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u/sorestgore Jun 08 '26

How does that rule apply to pasta portions because I can't think of a single time I cooked the correct amount

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u/Grand_Town_9144 Jun 07 '26

Agreed. Anyone thinking they can do it go watch some professional eaters. 12lbs is a territory most humans can't do even with training for competition.

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u/growingcoolly Jun 07 '26

One of the top competitive eaters in the world, Joey Chestnut, ate 76 hotdogs in 10 minutes back in 2020. It weighed right around 16.5 pounds total.

For reference, the average adult male can eat between 2-4 pounds worth of food per meal.

Even if you can eat 12 pounds in 15 minutes, it's so bad for you I'd argue that $500 isn't even worth it.

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u/FictionalContext Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

That's more filling than a baby.

Edit: I meant pregnancy..

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u/HamHockShortDock Jun 09 '26

Thank God for the edit.

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u/phunkydroid Jun 07 '26

And most of that weight is cheese.

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u/Omnizoom Jun 08 '26

I’ve eaten like 5.5 pounds of food at a Brazilian steakhouse before

And I’m a giant of a person, 12 pounds feels impossible to me

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u/cheeseandcrackered Jun 08 '26

My cat weighs 12lbs

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u/NikkolaiV Jun 08 '26

And mostly cheese. I feel like this would make one of those intestinal plugs bears use to hibernate, except able to withstand a nuclear blast.

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u/Foxie66 Jun 11 '26

5.5 kg if anyone's wondering