the question must be why on earth you'd keep it...

[Ken Gargett]

Australian Pals Claim to Have a 25-Year-Old McDonald's Quarter Pounder in Their Possession

BY MICHELE DEBCZAK

 

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

 

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and roughly 25 years later it shows no signs of rot—a fact that's somehow more repulsive than the alternative.

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03:02What's older than Google, Netflix, and Tom Holland? A Quarter Pounder from McDonald's that's been traveling Australia for a quarter of a century. As 7News.com.au reports, the hamburger was purchased from a McDonald's restaurant in the mid-1990s,

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Australian Pals Claim to Have a 25-Year-Old McDonald's Quarter Pounder in Their Possession

BY MICHELE DEBCZAK

 

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

 

PEJO29/ISTOCK VIA GETTY IMAGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What's older than Google, Netflix, and Tom Holland? A Quarter Pounder from McDonald's that's been traveling Australia for a quarter of a century. As 7News.com.au reports, the hamburger was purchased from a McDonald's restaurant in the mid-1990s, and roughly 25 years later it shows no signs of rot—a fact that's somehow more repulsive than the alternative.

Adelaide residents Casey Dean and Eduard Nitz bought the Quarter Pounder with Cheese in 1995 with their friend Johnno who was visiting from out-of-town at the time. Unable to finish the patty, Johnno asked his friends to hold on to it for him until his next visit.

He couldn't have guessed the implications of his request. After the meal, Nitz tossed the boxed-up hamburger into his cabinet at home where it would sit until he moved out. The Quarter Pounder remained in pristine condition, so instead of throwing it away, Nitz handed it off to his sister before going to live overseas. She ended up bringing it with her on various moves across the continent. Then, in 2015, Casey Dean became the official guardian of the indestructible sandwich.

As it nears its 25th birthday, the Quarter Pounder is still far from the nasty, moldy mess you'd expect it to be. That's because McDonald's hamburgers aren't very moist to begin with, so they dry out faster than they can decay. It's the same reason beef jerky can last so long; in other words, there are no mystery chemicals at play.

The same phenomenon can be seen in one of the last McDonald's meals ever purchased in Iceland. The unspoiled burger and fries from 2009 are currently on display at a small hotel in the country.

[Fuzz AI]

Oy vey. Why oh why would you go to Getty images and get a pick of the wrong burger? Okay, it is the Quarter Pounder version from Germany (Hamburger Royal TS), but it is not an Australian Maccas Quarter Pounder. Here's what the actual 25 yr old burger looks like.

It is slightly disturbing that I instantly recognised that wrapper as a 90's style wrapper. I ate a lot of junk back in uni.

 

[Ken Gargett]

9 hours ago, Fuzz said:

Oy vey. Why oh why would you go to Getty images and get a pick of the wrong burger? Okay, it is the Quarter Pounder version from Germany (Hamburger Royal TS), but it is not an Australian Maccas Quarter Pounder. Here's what the actual 25 yr old burger looks like.

It is slightly disturbing that I instantly recognised that wrapper as a 90's style wrapper. I ate a lot of junk back in uni.

 

bizarre that they would use the wrong pic. but even bizarrer that you know what a 25 year old big mac should look like. 

[Fuzz AI]

As I said Ken, I ate a lot of junk when I was in uni. I can still remember the different packaging types from the 80's through to the present. The styrofoam clamshells with the white paper bags with 3 rows of "M", then they went enviro friendly with the greaseproof paper wrapping and brown kraft paper bags, and finally moved to the kraftboard clamshell.

Who remembers when McDonald's used to have fried chicken on their menu? I remember that from the early 80's.

 

[cigcars]

1 hour ago, Fuzz said:

As I said Ken, I ate a lot of junk when I was in uni. I can still remember the different packaging types from the 80's through to the present. The styrofoam clamshells with the white paper bags with 3 rows of "M", then they went enviro friendly with the greaseproof paper wrapping and brown kraft paper bags, and finally moved to the kraftboard clamshell.

Who remembers when McDonald's used to have fried chicken on their menu? I remember that from the early 80's.

 

     *Hardee's used to have "Roy Rogers" fried chicken on their menu in the '90's. And it wasn't bad. Always and usually pretty fresh, juicy and crispy. I don't know why they discontinued it. What they didn't have was a decent roast beef sandwich!