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[–] [email protected] 89 points 6 months ago (3 children)

In 2022, Madison Dapcevich of Snopes, the fact-checking website, investigated Lotito's claim that he ate an entire airplane. She concluded that, although there are many accounts of Lotito's consumption of unusual objects, and that he "very likely" consumed such objects on stage as a professional entertainer, she was unable to confirm that Lotito ate an entire airplane, or even part of one.

Looks like there's no real record of him having eaten a plane. Likely a tall story he or his cohorts created.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The amount of metals, plastics, and other plane parts that he would have had to consume should have done lasting damage to his physiology.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

If heground everything to a fine powder and juiced it then he is just left with the chemical reaction damage.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

One was pooping scrap, the other was scrapping poop

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah, the title should be "claimed to eat a plane".

[–] [email protected] 60 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Journalist: So, how was it?

Lotito: Still better than English food!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I can absolutely believe this would have been his answer.

French people cannot pass a chance to make fun of British cuisine.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago

cuisine

It’s so bad, they have to use a french word to make it sound palatable.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago

Lotito holds the record for the 'strangest diet' in the Guinness Book of Records. He was awarded a brass plaque by the publishers to commemorate his abilities. He ate his award.

I would expect nothing less.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Maddening that the article doesn’t list his cause of death. What did he die of??

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Irony deficiency.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Well, I’ll be damned. Also, the chompers on the man look exactly like what I’d expect for a plane-eater.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

He tried to poop out an entire airplane.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

His colon and entire digestive system has to be absolutely wrecked.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 months ago

FWIW he died at age 55.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago

It's not that bad : the plane wasn't made by Boeing.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

According to this article his stomach and intestines had unusual thick lining and strong gastric acids, so maybe they were not so bad.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That is an ancient looking 55 year old.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Let me tell you his diet!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Eating a plane really accelerates the ageing process.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Some say it adds dimension to you time line.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Where does the man shit? I'd hate to be his landlord

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

That's such a good point I hadn't considered. This stuff would've absolutely fucked up the plumbing in most places. Not to mention the sewage treatment facility's filters having to deal with all that debris.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

However, it also meant that soft foods, such as bananas and hard-boiled eggs, made him sick.

Hmm best example of soft food? Hard-boiled eggs!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Hard boiled eggs are pretty soft, tbh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Soft boiled eggs are softer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I've never been a fan of how crunchy they are, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

When I read the title, my first guess was Tarare. Sounds like the kind of thing he'd've done if planes had been invented.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Imagine the gate agent having to tell the passengers why their flight is canceled.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That's cute, but doesn't quite hold a candle to Tarrare.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Wow France cuisine must really suck

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

jesus christ, did he fuck your mom?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Homie made a career out of pica. Like it or not he was a better entrepreneur than you or I.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

One generally tries to manage or cure diseases and unhealthy conditions, not exacerbate them. If one is not a fucktard. My job ain’t kill me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Given he was born in 1950, he only died like 10 years below his life expectancy. People lose more than that to bad genes, I think he did alright for himself.