Livestream of (one of the last) McDonald's hamburger sold in Iceland - 10 years ago

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Iceland livestreams 10-year-old McDonald's cheeseburger

The meal was bought from the Nordic nation's last McDonald's in 2009 to see if it would ever decay.

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When McDonald's closed all its restaurants in Iceland in 2009, one man decided to buy his last hamburger and fries.

"I had heard that McDonald's never decompose so I just wanted to see if it was true or not," Hjortur Smarason told AFP.

This week, it's 10 years since the seemingly indestructible meal was purchased, and it barely looks a day older.

Uhh...

Curious observers can watch a live stream of the burger and fries from its current location in a glass cabinet in Snotra House, a hostel in southern Iceland.

"The old guy is still there, feeling quite well. It still looks quite good actually," the hostel's owner Siggi Sigurdur told BBC News.

Ugh.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Iceland livestreams 10-year-old McDonald's cheeseburger

The meal was bought from the Nordic nation's last McDonald's in 2009 to see if it would ever decay.

www.bbc.com

Yeah, that's pretty much what it looks like when I order it.

 

[Clara D.]

Lack of moisture and mindboggling amounts of sodium...

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

The reason for this phenomenon is pretty well understood. You can buy your own ground beef at the store of your choice, cook a patty the same size, and marvel as nothing happens to it for years and years and years.

 

[Isabeau]

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