Denny’s, an American diner chain…provides its customers with an excellent deal on pancakes.
Just $4 for ‘all you can eat.’ The reasoning behind it is clear—pancakes are inexpensive to produce, and they can become monotonous quickly. The only downside? Denny’s is open 24/7.
Enter Rio Hardesty and Brendan Griffin. They, along with five friends from school, organized a ‘Pancake-athon’ spanning 24 hours at their local Denny’s, consuming a remarkable total of 301 pancakes before calling it quits. That’s 43 pancakes each!
I’m not a medical professional, but I would wager that’s at least 40 times the recommended daily pancake allowance.
However, wait a minute…isn’t everyone in this situation a bit foolish?
Denny’s sold 301 pancakes for a mere 10 cents each…and what exactly did these boys gain?
They essentially squandered a whole day of their youth and potentially jeopardized a few minutes off the end as well.
All-you-can-eat pancakes might just be the most misguided idea since canned chicken.
But in the grand scheme, who really cares? Their diet likely includes six Big Macs daily…and let’s remember, the population continues to grow. Who’s going to be concerned about losing a few gluttonous, overweight Americans?
by Mike Hansom