LVHRD are a group of people from different walks of life (fashion and architecture, design, photography and law), who get together every now and then to exchange ideas and have a good time. They also know how to party with snacks! They've come up with "The Vending Machine Challenge", the ultimate snack eating race to see which team can consume an entire vending machine first!

From: http://www.thehappycorp.com/press/archives/2005/10/lvhrd_recap_the.php

We know you've been waiting for it, so here it is. LVHRD reached new highs on October 17th with the world's debut of the Vending Machine Challenge, a competitive eating event in which two teams were charged with the task of eating the entire contents of a vending machine in the fastest time possible. More than 350 members made their way to the Pioneer Bar on the Bowery to watch designers, media reps, dancers, and advertisers duke it out for glutton glory!

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[Updated 4 Oct 06, thanks eatfeats!] This is a photo of the 10 lb Talayna's pizza. Eat it, and you get $1000. Not surprisingly, no one has. I mean, check out the look on this guys face. He hasn't even started it and he's in pain already!

The three of us decided to order the 30-inch Monster New York Manhattan Style pizza. The restaurant has a contest rewarding any person who can eat one of these pizzas and drink two pitchers of soda; the lucky-and stuffed- winner will receive $1,000. However, none of us were up to the challenge, opting instead to split the pizza between us.

From: http://snaps.snapsoid.com/~huge_pizza#snapstop

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Thanks to our member Eric Wedgwood for this one! It's pretty much the opposite of supersized. This is, believe it or not, a 1 inch burger. Amazing detail considering the size!

From: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=111577.0

Lots of people forget that cooking is a craft, nay an ART, as much as any other on Craftster. My husband and I decided to do this challenge together since we are total foodies and enjoy spending time together in the kitchen.

This project was inspired by an article in Martha Stewart Living that appeared some time ago.

I give you, miniature fast-food.

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The guys from One More Chain sometimes feel the need to set each other challenges when fighting bushfires. One of these challenges was for J Lynn to put 10 bags of Skittles in his mouth, all at once, and eat them all within 15 minutes. The prize? $90! Those crazy guys!

From: http://www.onemorechain.com/hall_skitt1.htm

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Augustijn, a giant beer from Belgium. It certainly is large!

From: http://tuoppi.oulu.fi/kbs-bin/directbeer?Nr=830

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The perils of ordering popcorn and a soda without Supersizing!

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_0_FAwR1ng

Adding onto our earlier post, Tanker and Splash made their way down to Denny's Beer Barrel pub, and after a 14 hour road trip, got to finally taste the greatness of the Denny's Ye Old 96er. The question is though, did any of them finish the whole thing? The mystery continues!

From: http://www.stuckinsaintjohn.com/2006/09/i-think-i-survived-dennys-beer-barrel.html

Well, the boys and I just got back to the super 8 and I thought I would give you all a little taste of the experience from the road. Eager Al took on the 6 pounder (11.5 including the fixins') and Chris, Keith, Scott, and I took on the 2 pounder (probably 4 or 5 with everything on it, and Dan did the Burger Bits to start and a black angus platter. Well, we all came away very humbled, like men on a pilgramidge, we found ourselves, and our limits.

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John Marcotte was faced with a challenge, to out-do a friend in an eating competition. John had already managed to out-eat his friend by finishing a 12x12, but rather than accepting victory, John wanted to annihilate the competition. He'd attempt to set the bar at a 20x20. Could he do it? Could John reach this pinnacle of burger enlightenment? This is his story!

From: http://www.badmouth.net/in-n-out-the-20x20/

It all started—as you would expect—when we were drunk. Somehow my cousin Greg and I got on the topic of eating and we got into a little argument about who could eat more. I told him that I was going to go to In-N-Out and eat a 10×10, 10 beef patties, 10 slices of cheese. The strange thing was, it still sounded like a good idea to me when I sobered up.

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Thanks to one of our anonymous readers for putting us onto this one! Adding onto our last writeup about Bob's BBQ and Grill, the lads over at cheese-burger.net scored some exclusive photos of the huge burger!

From: http://www.cheese-burger.net/stories/worlds-biggest-cheeseburger-photos.html

Bob's BBQ & Grill of Pattaya, Thailand has smashed the current record for producing the world's biggest cheeseburger. The landmark in cheeseburger history was created in celebration of the king of Thailand's 60th year accession to the throne and was part of a wide range of events being held all year in Thailand to mark the occasion.

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Usually, when you order something extra at a fast food joint, they charge you extra for it. Well those crazy guys from "The Chaser's War on Everything" wanted to know whether you'd ever pay less if you started taking items off your food of choice!

From: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bNR9dci-qVM

They never make the burger cheaper if you take a few things off. Like the beetroot. Beetroot or no beetroot, you still pay full price. So I started wondering, how many ingredients could you remove from your burger, and still be charged for the full price?