The Godfather at Mel’s diner

A while back, I met a group of upper years through a friend and joined them to study in DP. We stayed until it got dark, and when everyone decided to get dinner, I went along. We ended up at Mel’s Diner, where some combination of social pressure and misplaced confidence led me to suggest taking on the Godfather Challenge: an unreasonable amount of food and one hour to finish it.

I think the third photo gives it away. I won! The crazy part is that I had already eaten lunch that day. When the food arrived, I did not think I could finish it. Apparently, having an audience changes your estimate of what is possible. This (experiment) tells me a lot about the power of social pressure and what it can push you to do.