It probably would take DAYS to get up to temp. I get the idea of "because we can" but sometimes you really do need to step back and think "but should we"? Maybe they were going for a world record (or two).
Largest smoker smoking the most amount of meat at any given time. (I hope they did this near a vegan retreat/resort).
I have no idea what that guy's "hobby" is but you can look up the video on jewtube, I just didn't bother to watch the damn thing since I have better things to do.
Actually, I think I will watch it now simply because I have this weird thing about extreme smoking rigs. I'll probably skip to the end and see if there was any justification for this monstrosity.
I personally can't think of one but maybe he was (as you said) going for the worlds tallest thermometer award.
And yes, I've been there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Tallest_Thermometer
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