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[–] BrotherL0v3@lemmy.world 62 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago (3 children)

"Gastroenterologists who X-rayed Lotito’s stomach said he was capable of consuming 2 pounds per day, according to his Guinness World Records entry."

I often read things and think about them and realize that it's so absurd I can't believe anyone tried to pass it off as true, and this is one of them.

Gastroenterologist: "Oh yeah, that stomach can consume metal, I know because..." Because what? You've been trained to identify stomachs that can digest metal using X-rays? What day of gastroenterologist school was that?

Go Google abdominal X-ray. You can't even tell where the stomach is, it's just a cloudy area.

"Oh yeah, that cloudy area there can definitely digest metal, I can tell just by looking at it. I'd say it can digest, say, a pound and a half easily. Probably two pounds. Probably not two and a half though, I can tell just by looking at it that two pounds would be too much. "

[–] otto_von@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Maybe they made multiple X rays and looked at how much the iron in his body decreased

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Or maybe, and this may sound a little crazy but maybe the guy didn't eat an airplane

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6259445/

Iron toxicity from a patient that literally just took too many supplements.

You know how they say everybody has about a nail's worth of iron in their body?

It turns out that you definitely don't want a pound of it in your stomach.

Also turns out that a lot of other metals are the same kind of thing. Not gold though, it's generally not chemically active, so eat all the gold you want.

[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

So what you’re saying is it was a gold cessna

[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

They should have given him an MRI scan to be completely sure.

[–] Longpork3@lemmy.nz 1 points 4 months ago

Now look at an x-ray of an abdomen with a metallic object in it. Seems pretty plausible thata person could look at an x-ray containing a bunch of metal and approximate how much of it there is.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It was also in the Guinness book of records at some point.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't confer much credibility if we're being honest

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Yea they gave Bono the record when Randy clearly won

He was also entered into the Guiness Book of Records for "strangest diet."

He ate the award plaque they gave him.

[–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 32 points 5 months ago

Dr: You can get your iron supplement in pill form at the local Walmart.
Guy: Oh? That's nice. Does it have any artificial sweeteners?
Dr: It's plain.
(⁠☞゚⁠∀゚⁠)⁠☞ ☜(°⁠∀°☜⁠)

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I want "bullshit" for a thousand, Alex.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 32 points 5 months ago (3 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Lotito

As fake as hell as this sounds, no this guy was for real. Check out his list of total objects consumed.


At least:[3][8] [citation needed]

  • 45 door hinges
  • 18 bicycles
  • 15 shopping carts
  • 7 TV sets
  • 6 chandeliers
  • 2 beds
  • 1 pair of skis
  • 1 computer
  • 1 copy of the textbook Gravitation by Misner, Thorne and Wheeler.
  • 1 Cessna 150 light aircraft
  • 1 waterbed (full of water)
  • 500 metres (1,600 ft) of steel chain at once
  • 1 coffin (with handles)
  • 1 Guinness award plaque
  • Assorted razors and bolts
[–] far_university1990@feddit.de 6 points 5 months ago

1 Guinness award plaque

Get Guinness Award

Eat the plaque

Refuse to elaborate

Leave

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Citation needed...

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[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 26 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I wonder if he had to work up to it, or was just winging it.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think he just went for it without thinking about it, plane and simple

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

Getting knots in my stomach just thinking about it

[–] doubletwist@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I'm sure it flew right down his throat.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago

This man wiped his ass with steel wool.

[–] Titou@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago

Common lunch in France

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

And for dessert he ate a dozen drones.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

...and a waffer theen meent

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Still better than Taco Bell

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago (18 children)

idk what you internet people are always complaining about, Taco Bell is great. It's easily the best of the lowest tier fast food joints and that's a perfectly acceptable niche to occupy.

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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Was he the guy known as Monsieur Mangetout (Mr Eat everything, probably mangling the spelling), or was that someone else?

[–] jsqribe@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago
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