@Ian_D.Bergkamp (Ian D. Bergkamp) posted a new topic, subject "Have you seen the world's largest gummi bear?". It read:

   I was at RFK Stadium recently and saw they had something on the menu called “the World's Largest Gummi Bear” for close to $25 (I think). I forgot to ask about it at the time, but was reminded of it today, so I looked it up.
    
    Made by a company called Vat19, it is the equivalent of 1,400 normal-sized gummi bears, weighs about 5 pounds, and has 12,600 calories.
    
    Here's the article that provided those stats. It also has video.
    
    Vat19 also make something called “Gummi on a Stick” (which was also on the RFK menu) and “the World's Largest Gummi Worm.” Novelty value aside, who buys these things?

Then @Marley23 (Marley23) said

    Was it carved by gummi artisans who were exclusively in the medium of gummi?

To which @Locrian (Locrian) replied

    I saw that on World's Largest Food, or something. I like the Astro flavor. Definitely need a knife and fork for that!

After which, @Ephemera (Ephemera) added

    That isn't as big as I was expecting it to be.

To which @Ian_D.Bergkamp (Ian D. Bergkamp) replied

    Marley23:
    
    > Was it carved by gummi artisans who were exclusively in the medium of gummi?
    
    I was sorely disappointed that the company's offerings didn't include a gummi Venus de Milo.

So @Freudian_Slit (Freudian Slit) replied

    Marley23:
    
    > Was it carved by gummi artisans who were exclusively in the medium of gummi?
    
    I'm Not Dennis Bergkamp:
    
    > I was sorely disappointed that the company's offerings didn't include a gummi Venus de Milo.
    
    Will you two stop saying gummi so much?!

@digs (digs) replied

    Freudian_Slit:
    
    > Will you two stop saying gummi so much?!
    
    **Und vy does ze vurd “Gummi” elicit zuch a reaction? Ya, ya, you lie down on ze couch, und Dr. Freud he vill make ze bad dreams go avay. No more Gummi bears havink ze sexy schtuff mit you mother…**

So @jackdavinci (jackdavinci) replied

    I've seen larger than normal gummi bears, but not the largest ever.
    
    As to who buys it - the same people that buy giant pieces of chocolate or other giant things. IOW, romantics (in both the amorous and generally passionate sense).
    
    When I was a kid, I made my mom a valentine that was like 7 feet wide by 7 feet high. I can see anyone who cared a lot, either as a love interest, or as just a good friend, about someone who had a thing for gummi bears getting one to make a statement.

So @devilsknew (devilsknew) replied

    Saw Mark Sommers do an industrially sanitized segment about it on FN last year.

So @Ian_D.Bergkamp (Ian D. Bergkamp) replied

    jackdavinci:
    
    > I've seen larger than normal gummi bears, but not the largest ever.
    > 
    > As to who buys it - the same people that buy giant pieces of chocolate or other giant things. IOW, romantics (in both the amorous and generally passionate sense).
    > 
    > When I was a kid, I made my mom a valentine that was like 7 feet wide by 7 feet high. I can see anyone who cared a lot, either as a love interest, or as just a good friend, about someone who had a thing for gummi bears getting one to make a statement.
    
    That makes sense. I think what puzzled me the most was why someone would buy it at a soccer game, which is the only thing happening at RFK these days. It's a very odd concession choice.

So @Freudian_Slit (Freudian Slit) replied

    Wait, so these are real? I thought they were joke vids!

@Ian_D.Bergkamp (Ian D. Bergkamp) replied

    Freudian_Slit:
    
    > Wait, so these are real? I thought they were joke vids!
    
    Well, I didn't actually see the products themselves, but the World's Largest Gummi Bear and Gummi Bear on a Stick really were on the benjaminvaughn@example.com.

Then @bouv (bouv) said

    You should check out their world's largest gummi worm.
    
    Looks like an internal model of your large intestine…or, dare I saw, 18" DHIBJD.

Then @JThunder (JThunder) said

    Hmmm… and here I thought this was going to be about Tummi Gummi.

@cblackhand (cblackhand) replied

    I got an Astro one for my birthday last year. The green apple flavor was very good, the lemon and cherry flavors were normal gummi bear flavors. It took me almost 5 months of carving off a chunk every few days to finish it.
    
    I got it for the fn value, setting it on my desk got a lot of people to stop by to say “What the hell is that?”


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