Woman Finds Well-Preserved McDonald's Cheeseburger In Wardrobe After Five Years

As she told the New York Post, she wasn't hungry enough for one of these cheeseburgers at the time, so she left it in the bag in the back of her car with the intention of eating it later.

But as she stated in a Facebook post, she would forget about this burger for about five days. And when she found it, she noticed that no mold had formed on it, nor did it look or smell any differently than when she bought it.

After seeing an old burger put on display in her doctor's office, she wanted to see what the cheeseburger would look like after she left it in the back of her wardrobe for years at a time.

So as we can see, she marked the date she bought it on the bag it came in. And once she found the bag while putting away her Christmas decorations last month, she decided to open it up and see what had changed in the five years since leaving it there.

In Condry's words, "There was no smell whatsoever and it looks the same as the day I bought it."

What had changed, however, is that the burger became much drier and harder. Condry compared it to a hockey puck and figured she could break a window with the mummified burger.

Although she would have loved to take it apart and see how much the patty had changed, it seems unlikely that she could do so without breaking the whole burger as it's essentially a solid mass now.

In a response from the company's official blog, a representative wrote, "Without sufficient moisture – either in the food itself or the environment – bacteria and mold may not grow and therefore, decomposition is unlikely."

They also said that McDonald's products are capable of decomposing if left in the right environment and claimed that it looks as dehydrated as it is and thus not "the same as the day they were purchased."

In the representative's words, "There are no preservatives or fillers in our patties and the only thing ever added is a touch of salt and pepper on the grill."

h/t: New York Post