VORB

That's Value Over Replacement Burrito.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/in-search-of-americas-best-burrito/

 

Green Burrito in Long Beach had (has?) the "Big Ed" -- 3 pounds.

Popo's in Roswell has outstanding burritos (and everything else).

 

I'll have to check this out when I have more time.

Looks like Nate Silver and Co. are trying to have a little fun with their mad math skills.

But any "anal-ysis" of what happens AFTER you consume these all-star burritos ... that acronym is called TMI.

 

I love this.

I am a complete burrito snob. I lived in one area where they have a very famous local burrito place and the first time I ate there I said, "This is garbage. I'd rather eat at Taco Bell." and one of the locals said, "It's been voted the best burrito in the state for X number of years..." and the burrito was just garbage. Whenever someone from California or Texas or Colorado or somewhere where they make decent Mexican food, I'd take them there and they'd say, "Yeah, this is dreadful..."

There was a burrito place/stand in Del Paso Heights that simply said, "Tacos and Burritos" on the front that was the best burrito I've ever had. Nobody there spoke English and it was in a brutal part of town. We went there once at night and came really close to getting jumped. You could get two giant burritos for $2.50. It was there until 2003, but closed shortly after that.

 

Silver has really produced some Grade A shit since starting 538.

 

Using Yelp is a mistake. It's the same as the newspapers who have the readers vote on the best burrito and Chipotle wins.

 

He has some time to kill until 2016.

 

If they don't include food stands or food trucks, there's no reason to bother doing this.

 

Enjoy your burrito...

 

If he's eating that many burritos, it's not surprising.

 

Footage of Silver on the hunt:

 

Who knew there wasn't a way to numerically evaluate every single part of the human existence?