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Severus_Snape@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

TIL a french man ate bicycles, shopping carts, televisions, beds, and a Cessna 150 aircraft. It took him roughly 2 years, from 1978 to 1980, to eat the plane

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TIL a french man ate bicycles, shopping carts, televisions, beds, and a Cessna 150 aircraft. It took him roughly 2 years, from 1978 to 1980, to eat the plane

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Severus_Snape@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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    I don’t know how he did it. I’ve tried to grind up a little bit of airplane into my meals each day, but every time I even touch the fuel tank it gives me horrible, terrible gas.

    Same thing with the windshield, just have never been too fond of seefood.

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      The real problem is the taste is too plain, you just have to season it properly.

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        That last pun almost flew right over my head.

        • jawa22
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          Plane puns are easy. You can just wing it.

          • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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            Though sometimes it gets too boering and you crash and burn

      • GraniteM@lemmy.world
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        Also if you grind up a Zippo and sprinkle it on top, it’ll make the meal just a little bit lighter.

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      Just emply the gas from the tank!

    • hakunawazo@lemmy.world
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      About the gas, just ask an expert:

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    I guess if you like wings.

    • Prove_your_argument@piefed.social
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      World record for the largest wings ever eaten was a missed opportunity.

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    Flashbacks to reading the Guinness Book of World Records in elementary school.

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    I will never love any food as much as this guy loved not-food.

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    deleted by creator

  • Kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    The Wikipedia article isn’t very informative.

    For example it mentions that the guy had strong stomach acids to “digest” that stuff.

    I highly doubt he could digest metal.

    Also how did he shit all that stuff?

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      The same way you shit out corn

      • notarobot@lemmy.zip
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        Except that he heard a ding when it hit the bottom

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        I would have been more impressed had the plane been reassembled after he ate it.

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      Also, how did he CHEW that stuff? And by chew, I mean make sure it fits in his mouth AND doesn’t cut through his pink parts.

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        The article “explains” that too and it’s another point where I call bullshit.

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          I didn’t expect it to be included, so I didn’t even check out the article - apparently it’s not 2GB of text, and it was indeed easy to find - thanks!

          Doctors determined that Lotito also had a thick lining in his stomach and intestines which allowed his consumption of sharp metal without suffering injury.

          Wow, now we’re both calling bullshit. Thick lining, my ass has thick lining.

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    Died of Natural Causes at 55. Like what, perforated intestines?

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      Or heavy metal poisoning

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    Just one more wafer thin mint, monsieur.

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      Ah fack off I’m full

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    His wife, however, complained that his bathroom visits were violent. One story says the metal came out so forcefully it chipped their porcelain toilet.

    Monsieur Chiertout

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    Was the Guinness award plaque he ate for eating random metal… and should he get another award for eating the award? 🧐

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    Tarrare: PATHETIC

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    Man, the French will eat anything

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    The langolier

  • Da Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Eh, I ate a trapper keeper in elementary school.

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    The original shoenice

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