Four men eat 30kg of oranges in half an hour to avoid excess baggage fees

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Four men ate 30kg (66 lbs) of oranges between then in less than half an hour to avoid excess baggage fees or wasting the fruit.

The workmates had purchased the large box of oranges on a business trip in Kunming, according to China's Global Times. But, when they tried to check in their bags for their flight home, the airport said it would charge them 300 yuan (£40) in excess baggage fees.

This was "more than they could afford," one of the men told the paper. Unable to pay and eager to make the most of their fruit, the colleagues decided to devour the crate of oranges.

They consumed the fruit with great haste, finishing off the oranges in under 30 minutes. "We just stood there and ate the whole thing up.