Ya ever been to the site? It’s fun. Upsetting, but fun. They even have an entire page dedicated to safety standards. Well half a page; actually it’s just a couple paragraphs. Wanna see?
Safety is the first consideration in any sport, and the IFOCE insists that all sanctioned competitive eating matches take place in a controlled environment with the proper safety measures in place.
The IFOCE will not sanction or promote any events that do not adhere to the highest safety regulations. The IFOCE believes that speed eating is only suitable for those 18 years of age or older and only in a controlled environment with appropriate rules and with an emergency medical technician present.
The IFOCE is against at-home training of any kind. The IFOCE strongly discourages younger individuals from eating for speed or quantity under any circumstances. The IFOCE urges all interested parties to become involved in sanctioned events -- do not try speed eating at home.
Ya know if they’d written out their entire name as opposed to initials, they might have actually filled the page.
But let’s face it; gluttony’s been around since the dawn of time. It’s fun damnit! For instance take the ancient Greeks: To honor their God of wine and what not, they partied down and had one helluva food orgy. Outside there was a long wooden trough filled with running water; folks would come out, barf their guts up and then go back inside for more partying.
See? Bulimia used to be fun.
