Man breaks record by eating M&Ms with chopsticks[views:1988][posts:0]_________________________________ [Oct 1,2003 8:37am - succubus ""] thought this was funny By Associated Press, 10/01/2003 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Three minutes after Jim Hager started eating M&Ms with a pair of chopsticks, he was headed for the Guinness Book of World Records. The 47-year-old Oakland resident gobbled 115 M&Ms in 3 minutes Sunday, breaking a previous record of 112 Smarties consumed by Kathryn Ratcliffe of England in December 2002. The new record won't become official until event organizers send documentation to the Guinness association, including a videotape, photographs and written declarations from witnesses, but it seems likely he'll have his place in the list. For his efforts, he received 25 pounds of M&Ms courtesy of a local candy store that sponsored the event. "His kids were very happy," said store owner Wendy Winter. She said the association gave very specific guidelines: Contestants had to use wooden chopsticks, the M&Ms had to be of the standard variety and they had to be carried to the mouth -- one at a time -- in the chopsticks. |