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12088625 No.12088625 [Reply] [Original]

...so a half pounder?

>> No.12088630
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>>12088625
>american education

>> No.12088655

>>12088625
That would imply a half-pound patty.

>> No.12088688

>>12088625
They can't call it a 1/2 pounder because americans would think they were getting ripped off and it's smaller than 1/4 pounder since 2 < 4.

>> No.12088690

>>12088688
But no one calls it a "1/4 pounder" in the first place. Pretty sure Americans know the difference between the words half and quarter.
Or I could be heavily overestimating, not American here.

>> No.12088693

>>12088690
Nobody has trouble understanding that a half pound is more than a quarter pound. It was only 1/3 pound that people had trouble realizing was more than 1/4 pound for some reason, which was a bit sad.

>> No.12088695

>>12088690
It was already a thing with a 1/3 pounder.
That's Americans for you.

>> No.12088708

>>12088625
It's all about mind-fuckery in advertisement.

From a glance, it's more effective see the word "DOUBLE" because it immediately implies that you're getting double of something whereas you see "1/2" and your subconscious associates it with getting less of it.

>> No.12088712

>>12088625
A double quarter pounder isn't a half pounder

1/2 isn't the same as 2/4 mathlets

>> No.12088719

>>12088712
how about a 0.5 pounder

>> No.12088745

The seeth in this thread from subject nations. It fuels me.

>> No.12088759

Nigga. Both patties are a quarter pound. There is two of them. It’s not that hard to figure out why they called it a double quarter pounder.

>> No.12088763

>>Make quarter pounder, a hamburger with a quarter pound patty
>>Make another hamburger, this time with double the quarter pound patties
>>Seething foreigners make dumb jokes about american education when they cant grasp this simple concept

>> No.12088764

I bet I could eat four of those mamba jambas. How many pounds?

>> No.12088811

>>12088630
>>12088655
>>12088688
>>12088693
>>12088695
>>12088712
>>12088759
these are all me btw

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>>12088811
stop lying

>> No.12088846

Question: Why is it that fast food burgers contain so much sodium? Is it because the sodium is used to preserve the meat for distribution? Can I get or make the equivalent burger with less sodium?

t. curious person who doesn't make burgers

>> No.12088857

>>12088846
your gay tongue likes salt.

>> No.12088869

>>12088846
More than half of this sodium is preservatives.

>> No.12088873

>>12088846
>Can I get or make the equivalent burger with less sodium?

No. Sodium and MSG are the magic ingredient for taste.

>> No.12088874

>>12088811
im gay btw not sure if my life matters

>> No.12089151

>>12088763
But OP is actually correct. There was a whole fiasco with the 1/3rd pounder because the average consumer saw 3 and thought "that's less than 4".

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>>12089151

>> No.12089349

>>12088708
the word "double" is just too based to ignore

>> No.12089377

4

>> No.12089381

>>12089349
double based and triple redpilled

>> No.12089382

>>12088690
>But no one calls it a "1/4 pounder" in the first place.
Everyone does in reference to McDonalds. Everwhere else it's just a double burger because it's expected that the patties are 1/4 pound.

>> No.12089399

>>12088690
>But no one calls it a "1/4 pounder" in the first place.
Yes, they do. "Gimme a quarter pounder" is a very common line when ordering at McD's. And it's not just them, plenty of other places advertise "1/4" or "quarter pound" burgers.

>>12088708
>>From a glance, it's more effective see the word "DOUBLE" because it immediately implies that you're getting double of something
Yep, that's it.

And there's also the fact that a double-quarter-pound burger has twice the surface area for grilling compared to a half-pound burger even though they both have the same total weight, and thus will taste different. I can see people preferring one over the other. Personally, if I have nice meat I prefer to make 1/2 lb patties, but if the meat isn't top-notch then I go with multiple thin patties instead.

>> No.12089416

>>12088846
Flavor. Fast food uses really crappy meat which doesn't taste of much on its own, they rely heavily on seasoning to make it taste better.

Also, the heavy seasoning makes their product taste consistent. Consistency is one of, if not THE singular most important goal of a fast-food franchise. They want the burger you get in Pitscatiway, NJ to taste exactly the same as the one you got in Hearne, TX. That's hard to do with natural ingredients since flavors vary, but it's easy to do with refined seasonings.

>> No.12089419

>Dave's Hot N' Juicy
So Dave's Vagina?

>> No.12089443

>>12088874
it doesnt

>> No.12090325

>>12089349
If you are american.
If for some reason you can numbers, they just slap your fucking flag and/or use manly behaviour.
You suckers love being fooled by any gibberish.

>> No.12090333

>>12089162
Kek.
What a bunch of fucking retards.

>> No.12090334

How many names do you Americans need for a fucking burger?

>> No.12090344

>>12089162
The only way Disney managed to make the switch up to 1/3lb patties was to basically do it universally across the parks at the exact same time they phased out their 1/4lb burgers. There is no confusion if there is no comparison.