I'm always intrigued by the lengths that people go through to get their 10 minutes of fame in the spotlight. Yes, I'm a sucker and will always read those short articles or snippets online or in the newspaper. I'm like a shark driven to bloody water. But this one takes the cake. Or should I say the burger.
As I was reading Boston.com for news this morning, I came across a piece on a man from Wisconsin that claims to have eaten 23,000 Big Macs since 1972. Can I just say "ick?"
So, continuing to be helplessly sucked into this unbelievable story, I lamely took out my calculator to figure out what that translated to. That's 639 Big Macs a year folks. Yet, there's only 365 days in the year. Double ick. This guy has eaten almost 2 Big Macs a day for the last 36 years. He's kept every receipt in a box.
Cholesterol readings aside, this guy is a living poster boy of what has made this society delve deep into obesity through horrid eating habits. Interesting, there is no weight listed of this guy in the article.
My favorite part of the article? Get this: "The only day he skipped a Big Mac was the day his mother died, to respect her request."
Guess what Mom, you might be seeing your son again sooner than you think....
Thats really gross. I did some research and discovered that each Big Mac has 540 calories. And the # of calories a woman should intake in a day is 1940 and for men it is 2550. Which means having two delicious Big Mac's is about 1/2 the calories you need in a day. Once again, Gross.
Posted by: Nick Holt | December 19, 2008 at 08:45 PM