John eating raw chicken, raw chicken.Photo:Raw Chicken Experiment / Instagram ; Getty
Raw Chicken Experiment / Instagram ; Getty
His mission, documented each day for followers of hisRaw Chicken ExperimentInstagram page, is simple enough — he films himself eating chunks of raw chicken, which he then pairs with various sides and seasonings, and uploads a daily video.
And, as John tells PEOPLE, he has yet to get sick during his “science experiment.”
“Whenever someone tells me not to do something, it always makes me a little interested more,” he says. “… This time was with chicken.”
The poultry performance all started last month when John figured he’d “try it and see how long I could go.”
The chicken often includes different ingredients, such as blended oranges, ranch dressing and pasta sauce, as John attempts to recreate popular chicken dishes without an oven or stove.
“I am getting organic local farm stuff which may give me a better shot,” he says. “I decided to make the [Instagram] page and do it in a sort of funny way, because that’s the type of content I would want to see myself. I had to step up to the plate.”
Raw Chicken Experiment / Instagram
And while it’s been over two weeks with no sign of sickness, John does admit that “there is a possibility of getting sick.”
According to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, raw chicken can be “contaminated with Campylobacter, Salmonella, or Clostridium perfringens germs” and can cause “foodborne illnesses.” An estimated 1 million people get sick every year from eating “contaminated poultry,” per the CDC.
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“If I do get sick, I’m hoping it’s just some liquid bowel movements and a minor tummy ache,” John tells PEOPLE.
source: people.com
