Cotton Candy Competition GIF

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This woman beating her male co-presenter in a cotton candy-eating contest is the best

Her technique is on fire.

Tiffany Kelly 

Tiffany Kelly

Internet Culture

Published Mar 16, 2018   Updated May 21, 2021, 9:35 pm CDT

Although the week is not fully over yet, it’s safe to say that this woman owning her male co-presenter in a cotton candy contest is the hero of the week. Just look at this GIF:

https://twitter.com/DelightDestiny/status/974140198694010880

The video comes from a Chinese program on a Zhejiang TV station, according to Shanghaiist. The man apparently challenged his co-presenter to the competition, but he had no idea who he was up against. The woman swallows the clump of spun sugar whole in three seconds flat before looking directly at the camera with a satisfied smirk. It’s a GIF that requires many repeat viewings to understand and appreciate her technique. Her first move is getting rid of the stick. Then she uses both hands to push the cotton candy mound into her mouth as fast as possible. Her co-presenter, meanwhile, eats the cotton candy at a normal pace while still holding onto the stick. He looks like an amateur next to her.

The internet loved the GIF, which went viral on Facebook and Twitter:

This is a true lesson in never underestimating your competition.

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*First Published: Mar 16, 2018, 4:00 pm CDT

Tiffany Kelly

Tiffany Kelly is the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

Tiffany Kelly