Does a McD's hamburger decompose?

I've seen those pictures

floating around the internet for a while now..

 

the ones that show a McDonald's hamburger,

and how, after a long period of time,

it looked the same as

the day the person bought it..

it talks about how the burger

does not go bad..

and if food doesn't decompose

it's an unhealthy food choice

(think Twinkie)

 

 

 

my curiosity got the better of me today..

 

going to do my own version of

myth busting...

 

 

today I went to our local McDonalds

and paid $1.35 for a plain,

(no condiments on it at all)

child's size hamburger

 

 

Tyler was with me,

and he commented how the burger doesn't even

smell appetizing anymore

(we haven't eaten at McD's for a couple of years

and we don't find that "fast food" smell

appealing at all)

 

 

I'll wrap this burger back up

in the wrapper it came in.. 

and leave it on the table in our living room..

 

I'll check it daily

and make notes as to if/when it starts to go bad

 

 

we did a unplanned experiment this past Christmas like this,

using those 2 bite cupcakes that are sold

in the local grocery stores..

chocolate ones with

white icing,

with coloured sprinkles on top...

 

the cupcakes started going hard a week past

their "best before date"

.. after 2 months I threw them out..

they  LOOKED exactly like they did

the day I bought them..

the only difference was that they were as hard as a rock

by the time I threw them out..

 

that was a big eye opener for Tyler,

and he's never asked me to buy him

a package of those cupcakes since

 

 

now I'm wondering if this experiment

is going to solidify our stance

to never eat at McD's again ;)