Ever wondered what a year-old Happy Meal (no refrigeration) would look like?

[SacredCow]

Wonder no more:



I don't know what's scarier: That someone actually kept a Happy Meal on the shelf for one year, or that McDonald's food is apparently completely impervious to bacteria.

:shrug:


http://consumerist.com/2010/03/this-1-year-old-happy-meal-has-aged-surprisingly-well.html

[Inchworm]

1. daYam!

That is scary!

:scared:

[HopeHoops]

2. That's exactly what it looks like "fresh" - except the toy keeps changing.

[hobbit709]

3. Amazing! It doesn't even show any dehydration.

I somehow don't believe that.

[SacredCow]

5. I'm a little skeptical of the fries....

I've left fries in a car for a couple of days (back in the days when I would eat such things) and they were pretty shriveled up. These were in a climate-controlled office, apparently, but I still would think they'd shrivel up more than that.

[snooper2]

4. hmm, yummy...i'd eat it...

:P

[MiddleFingerMom]

6. You gonna eat all that? ... ... ... n/t

[LeftinOH]

7. That toy is expired; nobody wants Littlest Pet Shop anymore.

[Initech]

8. They did this on "Super Size Me"

They took fries from a bunch of different fast food places, and placed them in glass jars. After nearly a month and a half the fries from the other places were unrecognizable while the McDonalds fries looked exactly the same. :scared:

[SacredCow]

9. Really? I don't remember that part....

Creepy... I wonder of McD's fries give you eternal life, then?

[Initech]

12. It was a bonus feature on the DVD.

After I saw that, I haven't been able to eat an order of McDonald's fries since. :scared:

[fishwax]

10. that looks pretty gross

[Scout]

11. nope, never thought about it. n/t

[Taverner]

13. That's because the stuff is so brined (among other chemicals) that nothing can live in that stuff