2007aug27. Ask.metafilter: “How many calories can you eat in one day?” Noted for this:
I know of some people who were going for a speed record on the Continental Divide trail (a mostly off-road bike route from Mexico to Canada). They did the whole thing in 11 days and were drinking vegetable oil pretty much the whole time – it’s the most densely caloric thing a human being can easily consume. I’d guess you could get up around 20k calories/day pretty easily if you wanted to drink vegetable oil.
I’ve done that with Karo syrup before during a “Twilight Zone” marathon. Commemorative pendants are available in our plush, carpeted lobby.
