Comedy | November 08, 2010 | 14 comments

Decomposing Hamburgergate: Now with 100% more science!

source: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/05/decomposing-hamburge.html

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It hit the web a while back how McDonald's burgers where not decomposing fast enough, causing much horror online. Though a writer on Boing Boing (and not a blog about burger love) points out there is a good reason why they didn't mold over fast enough.

"just what happens to meat products and bread when you leave them out in the open air. Think about the last hunk of baguette you didn't finish. Same thing. Basically, the food dries out before it has a chance to rot."-Boing Boing

The picture shows what happens when you add moisture by closing the meaty food in a bag.
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14 comments // Decomposing Hamburgergate: Now with 100% more science!

  • LozRiva
    • 0
      LozRiva  

    • general rule is the drier something is the slower it will rot... this is not the environment which you stomach produces. of all the things in life to worry about, slow decomposing hamburger have to be low down on the list? surely!

    • 1 year ago
  • bailey78
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      bailey78  

    • Ok I am going to go buy two of the dollar burgers in the morning or when ever they start selling them tomorrow . I will connduct my own test I will video it so it is all straight up an proper. Iwill let you guys know what happens.

    • 1 year ago
  • TomTucker
  • bailey78
  • UtopianSky
  • lordsbassman
  • good_stuff
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      good_stuff  

    • And this is a revelation? I am pretty sure I made the comment that it didn't decompose because it didn't have water when the story first appeared. I think I said that it would be a great way to get a few bucks from the fast food industry. I hope this guy got paid for pointing out the obvious.

    • 1 year ago
  • floydyboy
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      floydyboy  

    • I won't eat McDonald's anymore. Too many additives & chemicals. They never get my order right anyway. I used to eat that crap too much for awhile there. I'm pretty much done with fast food altogether, its all nasty. That chicken nugget video that was on here a month or so ago changed the way I look at food.

    • 1 year ago
  • Incredulous
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      Incredulous  

    • does this mean we can now all go back to eating McDonalds and feel safe because now we know their food does decompose....errr, if you manage to get it out of the plastic bag and add water?

    • 1 year ago
  • remanns
  • remanns
    • +1
      remanns  

    • So,,..........your saying the story is all "Holistic-healthizzzzzm" sour grapes !

      Uhm,.......dry grapes. desiccated even. really dry. mummy grapes. raisins.
      ....making a mountain out of a box of raisins.

      Well,......nuts.

    • 1 year ago
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