These five people were willing to belly-flop on Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Are people really doing this for a free hot dog? This week, Jimmy Kimmel hosted his 8th Annual Belly Flop Competition, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: The Jimmy Kimmel Live staff finds passers-by willing to belly-flop on national TV, judged by an expert panel that includes legendary Olympic diver Greg Louganis, Dancing With the Stars champ Cheryl Burke, and Wipeout host John Henson. The only reason to watch this is to see people gamely belly-flop, plus one pretty good Zach Braff joke. That may be enough. --Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.