The Challenge: June 22, 2017

The Challenge: June 22, 2017


We went for ice cream, and the challenge sort of came up organically:
"Do you think you've had 10000 scoops of ice cream in your life?"
"Of course," was my reply. Because it felt obvious, but Danny laughed since it wasn't obvious to him. So I continued, "I could eat 100 scoops a summer"
"Well yesterday was the solstice, prove it"
Just like that, the challenge was born. Eat 100 scoops of ice cream between the solstice and equinox, document the journey, then share the proof publicly for verification. 


First two scoops were consumed right there on the spot

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