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Saltine cracker challenge
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<p>The saltine cracker challenge or saltine challenge is a <a href="/facts/Food_challenge/8893knES">food challenge</a> or competition in which a person has 60 seconds in which to eat six <a href="/facts/Saltine_cracker/jJmPYQKb">saltine soda crackers</a> without <a href="/facts/Drinking/0z0lG5FW">drinking</a> anything. </p><p>Although the challenge may sound trivial, it is difficult because the crackers quickly exhaust the <a href="/facts/Saliva/gK4nvayc">saliva</a> in the mouth. Even though six saltines can fit in one's mouth at the same time, and a minute is plenty of time to chew, the resulting mass of crumbs is still difficult to swallow with a dry mouth. </p>