THE GALLON OF MILK CHALLENGE

On January 8, 2003 Jeff Reumann decided to take on the impossible challenge- Drink a whole gallon of milk within one hour without puking for at least 15 minutes after the whole gallon is consumed. Do a quick search on the web for "gallon milk challenge" and see what comes up. Most claim this feat is impossible to accomplish because the pH of milk is so basic and your stomach juices are so acidic. The mixture of that much of a very basic (chemistry term) substance within the harsh acids of your stomach makes it very difficult, if not impossible, to keep from throwing up. Some sites claim it's the bacteria in milk that makes you so sick, but I doubt that's the reason since milk is pasteurized and kept sealed. Either way, I have seen Jeff eat some really messed up food so if anyone was to come out victorious over the gallon of milk my money would be on Jeff. Lets see how he did....


(Many of the pictures did not turn out so well. I was taking these pictures outside in the dark using a new camera and I didn't know what I was doing).


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Out comes Jeff ready for the challenge to the theme of Rocky. Weighing in at 230lbs with a height of 6 feet and 6 inches he looks ready for business.

The milk and cup. According to the challenge posted everywhere you can use anything from whole to 2% milk. For example there are some challenge rules here http://www.cyberdorks.com/milkchallenge/ Remember it's not really the calories or fat that messes you up, but the chemical composition of milk in your stomach that makes you sick. The cup held 44 ounces. We marked a line where 32 ounces would be. Four cups filled to 32 ounces- hold that vomit down- and Jeff conquers the Vitamin D demon.

Cup one being poured. The plan of attack for Jeff is going to be to drink a full cup approximately every 15 minutes. After the third cup he'll obviously have even a bit longer to rest. The plan is to have his body work on digesting the milk during the resting periods. Instead of actually resting, though, Jeff will keep moving by walking around the outdoor swimming pool.



Cup one was completed with ease as expected. Here is the empty cup.



Proud of the small dent in the gallon jug.



Some of the witnesses of this act of bravery.



Jeff checks out the dock in case he needs a place to "feed the fish."



Jeff cotinues his walk around the pool, hoping to digest some of that nice mass of lactate.

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