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Every once in a while, we here at Buzzillions like to put our skills to the test. So when the defending champion of the company Food Eating Challenge put out the call for a new challenge, we couldn’t turn him down!

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What: Kamikaze Wing Challenge – NOTE: The Kamikaze wing is denoted with 5 flames. What is the 4 flame wing called you ask? OH MY FRIENDS…The Original Buffalo Wings on Lombard skipped the 4 flamer, jumped straight to the 5 flames and settled on the cu-de-gras…the flame de la flame…the KAMIKAZE!

When: Friday, November 20th – This gives everyone everyone a week to start training, lining your stomachs and figuring out which beverage will aide you in this challenge

Who: Anyone who thinks they can NOT only eat a large quantity of wings, but can also withstand the HEAT!

What I need now is to know who is throwing their hat in the ring? Go big or go home.

As it stands now, the rules are as follows:

• 20-minute time limit
• Both Kamikaze and X Spicy wings will be ordered. Consumption of Kamikaze wings will be awarded a greater value (10% extra)
• A good-will effort must be made at eating the meat off the bones.
• A blue cheese dipping sauce will be provided.
• You are free to bring the beverage of your choice.

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The Buzzillions team entered two contestants  Jim M and Jean K.  Early odds from Vegas did not look good.

• Mark B (4:1)
• Martin C (10:1)
• Jean K (29:1)
• Danny H (12:1)
• Gautam P (15:1)
• Andy C (30:1)
• Pehr L (18:1)
• Jim M (8:1)
• Chuck K (3:1)

Would anyone turn out to be the next Joey Chestnut?

Joey Chestnut, perhaps THE greatest competitive eater of our time, currently holds two chicken wing eating challenges (according to the International Federation of Competitive Eating http://www.ifoce.com/records.php) :

Chicken Wings, 12 minutes
7.5 lbs Buffalo Chicken Wings
12 minutes/ May 21, 2007
Joey Chestnut

Chicken Wings, Long form
182 chicken wings
30 minutes
Joey Chestnut

If you take his record set in the 30 minute challenge and break it out into 10 minute increments, you will note that this Michael Jordan of wingy eating knocked back on average 60.6 chicken wings in 10 minutes. Given our 20 minute allotted time, one would need to down 121.3 wings to be at the same pace. Keep in mind that we have added an “X factor”…HEAT!  Would it be done?

Stay tuned……

It was a quiet Monday afternoon at the Buzzillions headquarters in San Francisco. Everyone was focused on their daily tasks and no one could have predicted what was about to happen. Yes, we knew it was supposed to rain that day but this downpour was quite dramatic. We quickly realized this was a big one when the excessive water woke The Sink Monster that lives in our bathroom. And he wasn’t happy about the disturbance…



To get an idea of just how much it rained in a couple of hours, check out this video of what happened to one of the San Francisco subway stations….

At last count this aquarium in a box had 94 customer product reviews on Buzzillions!  Some reviewers raved about their aquariums, while others called it a “Frog Torture Chamber“. According to Brookstone’s description, here are the contents:

2 aquatic mini frogs – live up to 4 years
1 snail – lives up to 4 years AND cleans the tank
1 bamboo plant – presumably for ambiance
Living gravel – “Acts a biological filter, converting excess food and waste into a soluble form that can be used by the bamboo plant”. Ooh lala!
Year’s supply of food

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Congratulations are in order for the Buzzillions team, particularly our design & development folks. Buzzillions was awarded the distinction of “Best in Class” for a Ratings/Review site in the Interactive Media Awards contest. IMA evaluates nominees based on design, content, usability and feature functionality. We’re thrilled to be recognized & hope to keep our 2-year winning streak going!

Official press release

Not so much a weird product as an awesome one. Local company Timbuk2’s Dolores Cooler is a beer cooler disguised as a messenger bag. It’s got a waterproof insulated lining & can hold at least 12 beers, plus ice. Since it has a built in bottle opener & coordinates with the PBR color scheme, we’re willing to overlook the fact that standard Timbuk2 bags are also waterproof & beer friendly.

Dolores Cooler at its best

Target Demographic - Hipsters in SF's Dolores Park

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