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24. Here's a good article on this

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 06:08 PM

Dec 2011

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/11/the-burger-lab-revisiting-the-myth-of-the-12-year-old-burger-testing-results.html?ref=obinsite

The Burger Lab: Revisiting the Myth of The 12-Year Old McDonald's Burger That Just Won't Rot (Testing Results!)

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Well, well, well. Turns out that not only did the regular McDonald's burgers not rot, but the home-ground burgers did not rot either. Samples one through five had shrunk a bit (especially the beef patties), but they showed no signs of decomposition. What does this mean?

It means that there's nothing that strange about a McDonald's burger not rotting. Any burger of the same shape will act the same way. The real question is, why?

Well, here's another piece of evidence: Burger number 6, made with no salt, did not rot either, indicating that the salt level has nothing to do with it.

And then we get to the burgers that did show some signs of decay.
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Guess What Happens When You Leave McDonalds Out For 6 Months? NOTHING! [View all] DesertRat Dec 2011 OP

It's a hoax. n/t Ian David Dec 2011 #1

More info please. LiberalAndProud Dec 2011 #4

I'll try and find the article. In the meantime, burden of proof is on The Magic Burger Theory. n/t Ian David Dec 2011 #7

It's because the thing was dehydrated. TheWraith Dec 2011 #22

Please elaborate. n/t DesertRat Dec 2011 #6

He doesn't need to explain. MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #16

If you are going to claim it is a hoax, post a link. fasttense Dec 2011 #12

What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof....Hitchens dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #19

What would you expect to happen? It's high fat, high salt, low moisture content food. salvorhardin Dec 2011 #2

I would have expected some kind of biodegradation DesertRat Dec 2011 #5

You want it to get moldy? Put it outside in your garden for 6 months. baldguy Dec 2011 #11

Excellent point! salvorhardin Dec 2011 #21

I'd expect maybe a little mold on the bun. Life Long Dem Dec 2011 #18

Mold requires moisture in order to grow. TheWraith Dec 2011 #23

Which would make the video a fake. Life Long Dem Dec 2011 #32

No, not necessarily salvorhardin Dec 2011 #38

Now I know what to stock my 2012 bomb shelter with! qb Dec 2011 #3

good plan! DesertRat Dec 2011 #9

That's old and was debunked long ago. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #8

I can't find anything debunking it DesertRat Dec 2011 #10

And you reference flickr? HopeHoops Dec 2011 #13

For the record she referenced a posting on a picture storage site. MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #17

Well, I'm not vegan - I do eggs and dairy - but the link I posted... HopeHoops Dec 2011 #26

Shhhhhhh. MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #34

Meh DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #14

Cool. Future archeologists that unearth land fills can still enjoy a Big Mac. Kablooie Dec 2011 #15

If you ate that, you would get diarrhea... Taitertots Dec 2011 #20

Here's a good article on this tammywammy Dec 2011 #24

That is an interesting read. n/t DesertRat Dec 2011 #27

Who you gonna call? DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #25

This is NOT a hoax. A group of 6th graders replicated this experiment. NYC_SKP Dec 2011 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author DesertRat Dec 2011 #31

They do NOT have a labrador. Vanje Dec 2011 #29

LOL DesertRat Dec 2011 #30

Wow, people on the DU sure are food snobs. I get sick of it actually. n-t Logical Dec 2011 #33

Hoax. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #35

It's not. Having it out in pretty dry air would dry out the burger and fries. tammywammy Dec 2011 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #37