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ESPN did a ‘Sports Science’ on Joey Chestnut, it was gross

This is wrong.

by James Dator
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James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

Joey Chestnut holds the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest record with a grand total of 69, now ESPN helped show us how freakin’ gross that is.

Jamming them into neck hole is bad enough, but John Brenkus gently caressing the fake stomach is our new nightmare fuel.

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And here is the full segment in all of its grossness:

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