Mad World: Eating for a living

A Californian woman who travels the world to compete in foodeating challenges is speaking out about her unusual occupation which has netted her 30000 nearly Rs 25 lakhs in prize money Raina Huang 29 can scarf down 100 plates of sushi in 35 minutes and devour 100 dumplings in just 10 minutesThe ravenous beauty has become a bona fide star on social media eating her way up to more than 43 million followers on TikTok and YouTube by sharing clips of herself downing delicious foods ldquoIrsquove just eaten a lot and fast all my life and itrsquos become easyrdquo Huang said ldquoI think it stems from playing video gamesmdashI just wanted to eat fast so I could go back to my gamerdquo ldquoItrsquos become my fulltime job now and Irsquom very grateful to be in this position where restaurants are inviting me to come and try their challengesrdquo the 5foot2 social media star proclaimedldquoI tried to be a part of the entertainment industry as I wanted to be an actor or singer but thatrsquos very saturatedrdquo the Californian cuisine crusher claimed ldquoBut it was whilst I was working as a chef that one day someone told me to do a food challenge and I was able to eat a 18 kg burrito in six minutes Someone recorded me doing it and the video did so much better than anything I had ever done and I thought lsquoOh my god people like to watch me eatrsquordquo she added ldquoAfter five months of doing YouTube constantly I took a leap of faith and decided to go for it fulltimerdquo she said ldquoMy family was questioning it at first but eventually they were very supportive and now they are so happy Now Irsquom making more than what I was a chef which was 2000 R166317 a month at the timerdquoRs 25LAmount Huang won in prizemoneyThe car that isnrsquot quite a carJapanese artist creates hyperrealistic styrofoam car from scratchToyota recently teamed up with Japanese artist Masumi Yamaguchi to celebrate the return of the iconic Land Cruiser 70 SUV to the market in a unique way The styrofoam car is a 11 model of the legendary Land Cruiser 70 with all the parts sculpted and assembled by Yamaguchi Everything from the body of the car to the windows and the tires is made out of Styrofoam and then painted to create the illusion of a real vehicle The only things that give it away are the reflectionless windows and the matte paint Yamaguchi is an accomplished styrofoam sculptor who frequently creates such impressive replicasA grain of sushiPICINSTAGRAMTokyo restaurant Sushiya no Nohachi reportedly serves great sushi but it is most famous for its gimmickmdashmaking the worldrsquos smallest sushi with a single grain of rice Each piece is made with only a grain of rice and a tiny slice of topping wrapped in the thinnest piece of nori They are the work of chef Hironori Ikeno who came up with the idea in 2002 when a client asked him how small he could make his sushiBrush masterPICINSTAGRAMSerge Feeleenger is a selftaught Belarussian artist who gained notoriety in the art world for allegedly inventing the lsquoten brushesrsquo painting technique where he attaches a brush to each of his fingers and uses them to paint simultaneously Feeleenger claims that his painting technique challenges his brain to work differently building new neural connections and activating rightbrain thinkingWho let the geese outA prison in the Brazilian state of Santa Cantarina recently replaced its guard dogs with a flock of geese that supposedly make loud noises when they detect strange noises like someone escaping The ldquogeese guardsrdquo patrols a space between the inner fence and outer wallFishy friend from the ocean depthsA Florida scuba diver claims he has been best friends with a 15footshark named Emma for almost 23 years now Jim Abernethy and Emma first met in 2001 when he removed a fishing hook from her mouth and theyrsquove been inseparable ever sinceFriends who become familyA South Korean woman has legally adopting her adult best friend after a medical emergency made her realize that they needed a stronger connection to take care of each other Eun Seoran met 38yearold Lee Eorie in 2016 after moving to rural Jeolla