The McRib: enjoy your symptom(theatlantic.com)

14 pointsby ValentineC13 anni fa15 comments

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/the-mcrib-enjoy-your-symptom/281413/

16 comments

> According to the Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives, one gram of TBHQ can cause “nausea, vomiting, ringing in the ears, delirium, a sense of suffocation, and collapse.”

I tuned out here. Unless a McRib has TBHQ in quantities approaching anything like a gram, this tidbit is pointless scaremongering. People aren't getting delirious from eating these things, and water has dosages that'd give you those symptoms too.

I'm no fan of McDonalds food, but there are plenty of legitimate arguments to make against it.

pedalpete13 anni fa

I didn't take it to mean that the McRib had a gram of TBHQ, just that is what had been used in testing. I don't think most of the general public need to be any more afraid of the McRib than they already are :)

ceejayoz13 anni fa

I know the McRib doesn't have a gram. The article included it - without any indication that it contains probably thousands of times less than a gram - to make it sound scary.

jaggederest13 anni fa

Oh good, it's not an article in The Atlantic without a pointless reference to Lacanian theory.

Haven't they been banned from Reddit for gaming the system?

yesiamyourdad13 anni fa

Ironic that an article hiding under the guise of promoting healthier diet wallows in the gross out factor of the use of organ meat. Argue that TBHQ is bad, that the processing methods are yucky, but focusing on the use of tripe? 2 million years of evolution laughs at your squeamishness.

rebelidealist13 anni fa

Serious question, is the McRib back?

camus213 anni fa

IMHO , it's not even that good ( tasted it in Montréal with poutine fries a few years ago). In France we get the CBO (chicken/bacon/ognion) , dont know if it exists elsewhere but in my opinion it's the best Mc sandwich ever, the only downside is Mc sandwiches in Frances are smaller than american ones :( .

scrabble13 anni fa

I haven't had or seen one of those, but I believe the Quarter Pounder BLT is the current best McSandwich available to me.

camus213 anni fa

looks good ! is it the same sauce as the deluxe ? another best seller in France is the 280 for 280g. Not a big fan , but that's the biggest sandwich avaible here.

groovy2shoes13 anni fa

I recall seeing an advert for the CBO in the US, but I'm not sure if it's a regular menu item.

bediger400013 anni fa

Ate two in Denver a couple of weeks ago. At least in Denver, if you buy the McRib "value meal", you can get a second McRib sandwich for $1. They got me on the margin.

McRibs are at least as bizarre as the article says, in my opinion. I'm also going to use the phrase "enjoy your symptom" at work, if I possibly can.

joezydeco13 anni fa

It's back in the Chicago area.

selectodude13 anni fa

Thanks for the heads up. Going to McDonalds now.

pedalpete13 anni fa

It comes back for a short time, but I don't think it is quite anually. They had it in Australia a few years ago, I don't think I've seen it this year.

scrabble13 anni fa

It's back in Ontario.

tossmeup13 anni fa