Cinnamon Challenge 2001
Contestant:
Erik Goodlad. Programmer. Confident individual. Winner of challenges. Not one to back down from a near impossible feat.
Challenge:
In one mouthful, consume a tablespoon of McCormick Brand Ground Cinnamon without spitting it out or vomitting. Mike presented the challenge, Erik accepted. Game on!
To give an idea of the amount of cinnamon, refer to the cinnamon chart below.
Results:
Erik measures out the right amount of fine cinnamon.
Things to notice:
-Notice our lovely hotel room paintings. Perfect backdrops for a Cinnamon Challenge
-Notice that we've turned the left hand scenic view into a hellish erupting volcano akin to the eruption of Mount Pinatubo (which is fitting for this event).
Erik presents the portion to the judges for approval.
Erik points to the accuracy of his portion, and prepares to place the cinnamon in his mouth. "I'm going to eat this cinnamon.", he appears to be saying.
Exactly 1.754 seconds after placing the cinnamon in his mouth, Erik begins to violently spew cinnamon.
Things to notice:
-Notice the brown patch entering the trash can. This is a rapidly moving cloud of cinnamon (almost breaking the national speed limit).
-Notice how Erik is boldly trying to keep the cinnamon in his mouth with his right hand. In his moment of pressure, he might have forgotten that as soon as the cinnamon left his mouth, he lost the challenge.
UPDATE: According to conversations with Erik, this blast of cinnamon did not originate from his mouth. Instead, it originated from his two nostrils. Impressive! - Mike
-Notice that the camera man was in motion while taking this picture. The camera man (Joel) was hastily trying remove himself from the range of Erik.
Ten minutes later. More spewing. Notice increasing redness in face. Notice also the bathroom key affixed to the edge of the cubicle using Genuine Velcro, with miniature boxing glove key chain. This is to be used only in dire emergencies.
At this point, Erik's nose is beginning to bleed. He underestimated the power of McCormick's Brand Cinnamon. Cinnamon so strong it will make you bleed. Notice the absence of friends. Everyone who might otherwise be near Erik's cube is now afraid to be anywhere near the erupting volcano.
"The
power of cinnamon is too great for me." Erik is now realizing that it wasn't a good idea to eat a tablespoon of cinnamon. The judges at this point are telling him to stop trying to be a hero and make use of the emergency flushing device (cup of water).
This is what came out of Erik (excluding Pepsi One can, granola bar wrappers, and other odds and ends). Notice that the tablespoon is in the trash. This was ejected along with the high force cinnamon blast as seen earlier.
Defeated, Erik removes the results of the Cinnamon Challenge from his territory. Erik was confident, and had courage, but failed the Cinnamon Challenge. Erik was a good sport, and he's a winner for even thinking of accepting this kind of challenge.