Ground up myth
I ♥ science and debunking myths. OK, I’m not doing the actual debunking but I really enjoyed this article.
In a conversation on Linda Hedrick’s post (http://goo.gl/GLpKF) Kirk Teetzel had the right answer as to why the McDonalds burger doesn’t rot, i.e., why it is a myth. I had the same gut feeling so here is the link. http://goo.gl/9qyUj
From the article:
Now don’t get me wrong—I don’t have a dog in this fight either way. I really couldn’t care less whether or not the McDonald’s burger rotted or didn’t. I don’t often eat their burgers, and will continue to not often eat their burgers. My problem is not with McDonald’s. My problem is with bad science.
For all of you McDonald’s haters out there: Don’t worry. There are still plenty of reasons to dislike the company! But for now, I hope you’ll have it my way and put aside your beef with their beef.
Image source: http://goo.gl/mbstf
#ScienceEveryday when it isn’t #ScienceSunday
November 24, 2012
Thank you, Chad Haney!
November 24, 2012
You bet. That’s why G+ is so awesome.
November 24, 2012
AND…that’s why you are, too!
November 24, 2012
A good piece — thanks, Chad Haney .
November 24, 2012
Great article, thanks for (the link to) clearing that issue up!
November 24, 2012
caca
November 24, 2012
Thanks for doing the work Chad Haney
November 24, 2012
I talked about this in my intro biology class as an example of applying the scientific method!
November 24, 2012
If burgers were mice, one would need at least 8 of each 😉
Good debunking, Chad Haney . Chalk up another win for #scienceeveryday !
November 25, 2012
I live in a very dry climate, so this is not at all surprising to me. We see this kind of thing with our own food frequently.
(To the point that when I saw that the example burger was just meat and bun in the paper wrapper, my reaction was “Well, of course it dried out. What did you expect?”)