don't you remember we did this in college, one day in the cafeteria? maybe you weren't there. a bunch of people tried it. it's a lot harder than it sounds. your mouth gets quite tacky.

hmm, i don't think i was there. I never really ate too much with your group in the cafeteria. You guys were too cool for me. ;-)

but yes, it is quite deceptive and challenging. A great combination!

I DID IT!!!!..just three trys and i did it...but yea its harder than it sounds

i don't remember much about who i ate with in the cafeteria. but yes, it was rarely with you. you were always with your Dodds buddies. i believe i ate with different people each semester. i even switched sides a couple of times. if anyone reading this goes/went to wesleyan, you KNOW what a big deal this is. yes, i admit it - i was a side-switcher.

Here's a funny comic strip about the cracker challenge. http://qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=559

That cartoon claims it's 12 saltines in 60 seconds. I've always thought it was 6, not 12. Off to google we go:

Here's the number of webpages in the google system for each phrase.
536 six saltines in sixty seconds
770 6 saltines in sixty seconds
537 six saltines in 60 seconds
687 6 saltines in 60 seconds
11400 six crackers in sixty seconds
17200 6 crackers in sixty seconds
9690 six crackers in 60 seconds
16100 6 crackers in 60 seconds
40820 TOTAL

752 twelve saltines in sixty seconds
723 12 saltines in sixty seconds
651 twelve saltines in 60 seconds
644 12 saltines in 60 seconds
17100 twelve crackers in sixty seconds
16200 12 crackers in sixty seconds
15200 twelve crackers in 60 seconds
14900 12 crackers in 60 seconds
66170 TOTAL

So it looks like 12 crackers beats 6 crackers 66,170-40,820. I can't believe it.

ummm.. this is SUPER easy.. I can do 12 in 50 seconds. SIX AT A TIME

heyheyhey wtf hahahahah im so crunk<333 i did this last night with three of my friends while we were in the hot tub!

I am currently training to eat four saltines in 60 seconds.

I tried this the other day and came to realise that there is more saliva in the front of your mouth than in the back [at least in my mouth]. So the tactic I employed included eating the crackers towards the front of my mouth to make the results more moist so that swallowing would be easier. I'll let you know how I progress

i ate 6 under a minute during a school spirit rally........people were like, "dude, i cant believe a CHICK did it!!!" it was pretty funny. plus, i got a prize for it.

i am trying to prove to my teacher and the rest of my class that you can not eat 8 crackers in a minute. i have tried it before it was hard. I thought it would be a peice of cake...boy was i ever wrong. i only finished 4. tomorrow in class i am going to do an experiment over this whole thing. i only have a few people in my class; i am going to have all of them try it while my science teacher times us. when a minute is up i am going to have everyone stop eating and count how many they have left! Hopefully prove my teacher- coach that i was right when i said that you Cain't eat 6 cracker in a minute.

Not impossible at all, I got 10 in under a min, painfully. That is the trick, swallow them dry without choking... Sorry for the necropost...

Daniel, you are a very brave man. I would love to see a video of you doing this on YouTube. You would be my newest hero--the Super-Cracker-Eating-Man.

2nd try, 6 in 50 seconds. im currently training for the 2008 beijing ilympics where i will attempt to eat 13456 saltines in under 2 minutes

"1. Drink at least 8-12 ounces (250-350 ml) of water. Do not even hold back, you want to get rid of any possible feeling of thirst at all. Soda, liquor, or any other liquids that have a capacity to dehydrate you will be less effective.
2. Get your six crackers ready before the timer even starts. Don't waste any of the minute preparing.
3. Here's the fun part: put three crackers in your mouth at the same time.

* Eat them as quickly as you possibly can. The second you finish these, eat the last three, also as quickly as you can.
* Chew and swallow the first three if you keep a small amount of water in your mouth just before the start.
4. *Swallow an amount of saliva to build before you begin. Beware however, because this could be considered cheating.

i made a bet with one of my friends that if i eat ten in under a minute he couldnt smoke while i was with him. unfortunatly i only ate 5 and that was difficult.

How's your saltine cracker training going, spud? It's been four years now.

It is really supposed to be 10 in 60 seconds and I have never seen anyone do it. I have gotten hundreds of people to try though so good luck

TEN crackers! that's insane! INSANE!

I BET GIRLS WOULD BE BETTER AT THIS. THEY ENJOY SALT MORE THAN MEN DO

J-Thotharoc, that's in interesting insight. It does seem girls like the salty snacks more than boys (generally speaking). Yet I have never seen a girl willing to take on the 6 crackers in 60 seconds challenge.