We can not allow this great republic to backslide into scientific and engineering irrelevance while the likes of Finland (really?) and Estonia ascend the ranks of excellence. America, don’t be shy of a little number work now and then. That’s two times 126, which is a lot, which divided by 16 ounces to a pound, is 15.75lb of taco deliciousness in eight minutes, which is just shy of two pounds of taco a minute. Chestnut ate 126 two-ounce tacos in eight minutes. The feat chalks up world record number 41 for Chestnut, which is a world record of the most number of world records currently held.įor the curious types among you, which is to say all of you, the tacos utilized in sanctioned MLE events are a traditional-style soft taco, comprised of a three-inch tortilla, with beef and pico de gallo. The record was set at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel World Taco Eating Championship by none other than Joey Chestnut-the #1-ranked eater in the world, the greatest eater of all time, the reigning hot dog eating champion of the world, et al. There is a new World Taco-Eating Record and it is this: 126 tacos in eight minutes. The Mystic Lake Casino Hotel World Taco Eating Championship Location: Prior Lake, MN Date: 05-05-2017 Winner: Joey Chestnut, with a WR 126 tacos in 8 min!
