Takeru Kobayashi has become the undisputed king of bratwurst eating:

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – Takeru Kobayashi grinded through a record 58 brats at the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship on Saturday, easily winning another tasty title and slicing through the record of 34 1/2 set last year by Sonya Thomas.

“They’re good,” Kobayashi said through translator Robert Ikeda. “I want to take some home.”

Kobayashi earned $8,000 for his effort. There was no extra charge for the 16,820 calories, 1,450 grams of fat and 19 days worth of the recommended amount of sodium he consumed in front of a crowd of some 3,500 people attending Sheboygan Jaycees Brat Days.

Eight thousand dollars: that’s pretty good pay for a 10 minutes of eating. Before quitting your job and trying to become a professional eater, ask yourself how many milk coffees you could drink in 5 minutes:

On this Japanese TV show, Kobayashi outbidded his opponents by declaring that he could drink 25 milk coffees in less than 5 minutes. He acomplished this feat with 2 minutes and 45 seconds to spare. Amazingly enough, he didn’t die! This man is a true hero.