Competitive hot dog eaters may be nearing humans’ max eating speed
A new analysis sets the limit at about eight franks per minute
![Joey Chestnut eating hot dogs at the 2019 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/071020_jl_hotdog_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C551&ssl=1)
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut, second from left, chows down during the 2019 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. In 2020, he devoured 75 hot dogs in 10 minutes, setting a new record. Humans’ max may be 83 hot dogs in that timeframe, an analysis suggests.
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