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This McDonald's hamburger has defied decay for 18 years, claims nutrition educator (Original Post) Historic NY Feb 2019 OP
yum yum yum !!!!! trueblue2007 Feb 2019 #1
Science! htuttle Feb 2019 #2
Serve it up to the New England Patriots Blue Owl Feb 2019 #3
At the end of the movie "Supersize Me", FoxNewsSucks Feb 2019 #4
If I remember correctly, the fries never did decay, trackfan Feb 2019 #5
Yeah FoxNewsSucks Feb 2019 #9
That's been done before, and it's pretty nasty, but did... TreasonousBastard Feb 2019 #6
What's NOT in a McDonald's hamburger allows it to live so long jmowreader Feb 2019 #7
They still look like that ailsagirl Feb 2019 #8

FoxNewsSucks

(10,413 posts)
4. At the end of the movie "Supersize Me",
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 12:46 AM
Feb 2019

it was so disgusting when they left McDonald's "food" products at room temperature to see how long it took for decay to start.

Someone gave me a loaf of home-made sourdough bread. I had to throw half of it away, because it started to mold a few days after being baked. But a store-bought loaf of bread can sit on a shelf for over a month. I'd kinda forgotten that actual fresh food will not sit out for weeks, months or years.

The chemicals or whatever is in processed food has to be nearly toxic.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,413 posts)
9. Yeah
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 11:36 AM
Feb 2019

And they all should have decayed much faster. In that test, they sealed all of the items in containers so they didn't dry out. It was nearly a month before the first mold appeared on the "beef" and "chicken". I don't think the buns decayed either.

When I watched that, I couldn't believe it and was gonna try it with one of the cheap hamburgers. Then I remembered several times when giving my car a good thorough cleanup, finding old fries under the seat. Other than being dried out a bit, they looked like new. No telling how long some of them had been there.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
6. That's been done before, and it's pretty nasty, but did...
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 01:22 AM
Feb 2019

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jmowreader

(50,522 posts)
7. What's NOT in a McDonald's hamburger allows it to live so long
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 01:44 AM
Feb 2019

Try this: Go to McDonald's. Order a Hamburger with no condiments. Attempt to eat said food item without a beverage. Attempt not to choke.

Reality time: A McDonald's Hamburger with no condiments is as dry as a piece of jerky. With no moisture, the food isn't going anywhere.

ailsagirl

(22,871 posts)
8. They still look like that
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 01:48 AM
Feb 2019

Their fries are great. Their burgers, not so much.

PS I love your poppy avatar!!

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