The McDonald's Double Pounder Burger- A Sandwich From Hell

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It would seem that a new test of manliness has arrived. Gone are the days when gladiators would battle lions in an arena to prove their worth as warriors. Even resorting to a good old fist fight to determine the schoolyard pecking order has become obsolete. There is a new challenge for the status hungry- The McDonald’s Double Pounder Burger!


This truly is a sandwich from Hell- 8 beef patties are stacked between 9 slices of cheese and then placed inside a white hamburger bun of death. According to Weaver (2007), this monster burger amounts to 2 pounds (907 grams) of beef, 220 grams of fat and 11,500 kilojoules (2738 calories). Only the bravest of souls could face such evil.

But it has accrued quite a base of contenders, with many even posting videos of their encounter on YouTube:





Why would anyone voluntarily put such garbage into their body? My guess is that it’s just another public performance of power relations. What better way is there to assert one’s status and climb to the top of the social food chain than by eating your way there? Those champions who are able to force feed themselves such a large serving of meat- and keep it down- are clearly much stronger psychologically than myself. Perseverance, persistence and a high pain threshold are certainly 3 characteristics needed to vanquish this beast. If you can survive, I think you deserve the respect.

The following shows some recent photos of my brother taking on the slightly more sensible ‘Pounder Burger’ from McDonalds. This successful attempt resulted in him winning the new status of alpha male of the household. This was an outcome of his ‘man factor’ surpassing that of my father who would not risk the heart attack.

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References:

Image 1: Dvorak Uncensored website (2007), 'McDonald's Double Pounder: Heart Attack in a Package', http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/08/14/mcdonalds-double-pounder-heart-attack-in-a-package/, accessed 17/08/2010

Images 2, 3 & 4: Uploaded by Jill Cummins, 17/08/2010

Video: finnbe1988, (2007), YouTube website, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpDJpg2eW4o, accessed 17/08/2010

Weaver, C, (2007), 'Double Pounder a McDonald's Heart Stopper', The Sunday Telegraph, August 12th 2007, http://www.news.com.au/beefing-up-the-heart-danger/story-e6frfkp9-1111114161212, accessed on 17/08/2010