Happy Meal Project


Artist Sally Davies leaves a Happy Meal from McDonalds out for 137 days and photographs the many changes it goes through during that time.

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  1. DreamDevil,

    Nothing special here. It’s the same as any food. Unless it retains moisture, it’s just gonna go stale.

    Don’t believe me? Cook some pasta and leave it out on a dish (no sauce/ketchup). You’ll see that it goes stale in a few hours and remains that way for months.

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  2. Theanderblast,

    High fat and salt content.

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  3. It’s not about going stale, it’s about how it doesn’t seem to change over time. DreamDevil’s spaghetti goes stale because it’s not loaded with preservatives.

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    • How do you know so much about DreamDevil’s spaghetti. ARE YOU PEOPLE HOLDING CYNI-CON WITHOUT ME AGAIN???

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      • dang,

        Can’t wait for Cyni-Con this year! Remember people – I’m dressing as Ingersoll this time.

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  4. Mike K,

    Unless the food was moved around mid-experiment, I’m not 100% convinced. The fries are more out of the bag in the first pic, and the bun is in a different position. Unless, if course, the food developed the ability to move on its own, which would be pretty awesome.

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  5. DreamDevil,

    Also, note that there is no ketchup/mustard/pickle on the burger. If there was, it might have gone bad pretty fast (especially the pickle).

    I’m not sure if Abbi is against preservatives or not. I, however, highly endorse them. It’s so much better than botulism, after all…

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    • AGAINST! Do they make strawberry preserves without preservatives? If I preserve them in my refrigerator does that violate my own inane vehemence against them? Truly I have preservations about the whole thing.

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  6. Rampage_Rick,

    Reminds me of the 5-year-old milk that Clark gets everyone to drink in Christmas Vacation…

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