Editing Talk:1641: Hot Dogs

a friend of mine told a story once of a girl in his high school that used a hot dog as a toy once. supposedly it broke off inside and she had to go to the ER to have it removed. Is it unreasonable to theorize, since condoms are used primarily for sexual activities, and hot dogs are shaped similar to sexual objects, whether anatomical or otherwise, that the person off screen is using the hot dogs in condoms possibly for sexual activity, or maybe (https://explainxkcd.com/330/). 
I really don't know, but if someone else thinks there is possibly validity in this theory, i don't know how to incorporate it into the explanation --[[User:Beardmcbeardson|Beardmcbeardson]] ([[User talk:Beardmcbeardson|talk]]) 07:46, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
: That's actually an [http://www.snopes.com/college/risque/hotdog.asp old urban legend]. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.142.148|162.158.142.148]] 08:24, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
:: Just buy a dildo, for cryin' out loud! On an note more related to the comic, the original reason might have been some combination of factors like "bakers hate this" or "Meat packers do that", but I suspect the reason it has been perpetuated is to encourage the "I have buns, should get hot dogs/I have hot dogs, should get buns" loop, so people spend more. -Pennpenn [[Special:Contributions/108.162.250.162|108.162.250.162]] 23:03, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
::: [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Delicious Like this?] [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.35|173.245.54.35]] 18:50, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
:: [http://cdn.meme.am/instances/63268320.jpg Here's Family Guy's take on the whole thing.][[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.133|108.162.241.133]]
:: I know the question from {{w|Bulletproof Monk}} ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245803/quotes]) -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 15:14, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

In point of fact, hot dogs come in packages of seven. At least the ones I like do [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 09:35, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
: You are probably getting 7/1 hotdogs (7 hotdogs per pound), versus the comic getting 8/1s. I buy 7/1s too, but in two packs of 35, making ten pound cases. Then I buy twenty of those at a time. :P Buying food is fun!

:I also buy about half as many 11/1s and 5/1 polish sausages. all my buns are twelve packs.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.114|108.162.245.114]] 02:04, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

I always buy condoms in packs of one hundred. The fun / expense ratio is much better, than in small packs. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.203.142|162.158.203.142]] 10:45, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

This is a very simple problem: Hot dogs go back to German tradition, where 
a sausage is held within a German "Weck" but a real one, not one of those American 
buns. (See Wikipedia) 
The American style buns were an invention of American bakers, so the reason for those 
numbers is obvious: 
The Hot Dogs stuck with the German tradition (decimal system), whereas the buns 
are in packages of eight for easy break down in halves, quarters, eights. (Witworth)
[[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.215|162.158.91.215]] 15:21, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Should a reference to [[305: Rule 34]] be added for the pizza? [[User:Condor70|Condor70]] ([[User talk:Condor70|talk]]) 17:00, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Perhaps the off-panel person is making some sort of reference to sheep intestines?[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.10|108.162.216.10]] 18:16, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

I just bought hot dogs yesterday for the first time in over a year because I have chili and wanted something different to go with it.  So this was an interesting comic to wake up to. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.76|108.162.238.76]] 19:19, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

I find that hot dogs and buns are usually sold in multiples of 6. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.106.23|141.101.106.23]] 19:24, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Well, instead of "he realizes his friend is putting hot dogs in condoms" I was initially thinking of (what is apparently called) [http://www.bunrab.com/dailyfeed/dailyfeed_images_jan-07/df07_01-29_hotdog.jpg french hot dog buns], which means... well, I guess you can figure it out. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.194|162.158.91.194]] 17:17, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

The reason I heard for why hot dogs and buns come in uneven counts was because the manufacturers of each came to a mutual arrangement. The logic was that consumers with leftover hot dog buns would buy extra hot dogs, and vice versa. As such, hot dog makers and bun makers both profit. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.55|108.162.216.55]] 17:04, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
: I always figured it was the opposite -- that hot dog makes and bun makers ''didn't'' coordinate their efforts, and instead sold hot dogs and buns packed in whatever amounts made the most sense for ''themselves'' at the price they thought was best. --[[User:Aaron of Mpls|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls|talk]]) 19:35, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
:That would be an unstable equilibrium.  Each individual bun manufacturer would have an incentive to change the bun count, making their product more attractive to consumers being hot dogs.  --[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.64|173.245.54.64]] 23:38, 11 February 2016 (UTC)


I've seen hot dogs packaged in 4, 6, 8 and 10 and buns in the same varying sizes. Though 4 is rare in both cases. [[User:Tharkon|Tharkon]] ([[User talk:Tharkon|talk]]) 22:48, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Seriously: WTF IS WRONG WITH COSMOPOLITAN. I never read it but I know its fame of giving questionable sex tips. But as an Italian, the idea of involving pizza into sex is horrifying to me. And it would never work with an Italian man/woman. Really. You wouldn't ruin pizza with sex. You would eat pizza and then have sex. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.150.222|162.158.150.222]] 06:03, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

I've never had to buy a condom. My college sort of dumps them on us. They're like HERE TAKE THEM. TAKE THEM ALL. FUCK ALL YOU WANT. WE ENCOURAGE IT. JUST BE PROTECTED. I have probably 50 in my room because of this. Unfortunately there's no way to grab them discreetly. Also has anyone personally actually used food as a sex toy here? I know there's that whole food fetish thing, but I mean anyone on the explainxkcd wiki. [[User:International Space Station|International Space Station]] ([[User talk:International Space Station|talk]]) 09:11, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Where do Hot Dogs and Buns come in these weird sizes?  Hot dogs come in packages of a dozen, and buns come in packs of 8 if they are "normal" and 10 if they are "sliced top."    When I taught High School Chemistry I taught the kids that they came in uneven amounts to help them learn how to balance equations.  [[User:Tarlbot|Tarlbot]] ([[User talk:Tarlbot|talk]]) 02:37, 15 February 2016 (UTC)