{"id":18994,"date":"2016-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/scary-video-shows-molten-copper-bouncing-off-big-mac-but-there-s-a-twist\/"},"modified":"2016-03-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T00:00:00","slug":"scary-video-shows-molten-copper-bouncing-off-big-mac-but-there-s-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/scary-video-shows-molten-copper-bouncing-off-big-mac-but-there-s-a-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Scary video shows molten copper bouncing off a Big Mac \u2013 but there\u2019s a twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A viral video of molten copper leaving a Big Mac patty essentially unharmed as it bounces off the burger has been spreading like wildfire across the internet\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>At first the video looks to be proof that McDonald\u2019s patties are packed with so much who-knows-what, even molten copper is no match.<\/p>\n<p>It begs the question: how the heck do our bodies digest something like this, if they can even digest it at all.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH HERE:<\/h3>\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3\";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theguardianaustralia\/videos\/997133886988364\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theguardianaustralia\/videos\/997133886988364\/\">Big Mac survives molten copper being poured over it<\/a><p>What do you think would happen if molten copper was poured over a McDonald&#039;s Big Mac? Well, this is what really happens &#8230;<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theguardianaustralia\/\">Guardian Australia<\/a> on Tuesday, March 15, 2016<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>But plenty of people have jumped all over the video, pointing out it might not be as bad as it first looks.<\/h3>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinDFernando\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gavin Fernando<\/a>, it\u2019s actually an example of the Leidenfrost effect: \u201ca process by which the close proximity of liquid with a mass significantly hotter than the liquid\u2019s boiling point produces a \u2018protective\u2019 layer to keep it from boiling rapidly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo basically, a significant portion of the dough used in the Big Mac\u2019s bread is still water, even after baking. When that water comes into contact with the molten copper, a layer of steam is created which protects the burger from the searing heat,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/food\/eat\/theres-a-scientific-explanation-behind-the-video-of-molten-copper-failing-to-destroy-a-big-mac\/news-story\/6e8d38c74d58b541d72214d29b156d6f?utm_content=SocialFlow&amp;utm_campaign=EditorialSF&amp;utm_source=News.com.au&amp;utm_medium=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fernando wrote on news.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As one Facebook user said about the video: \u201cThe exact same thing would happen if you poured it over a delicious free range gluten free fair trade organic peace flower nuclear free hippie burger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/lifestyle\/most-common-habits-of-unhappy-people\">THE MOST COMMON HABIT OF UNHAPPY PEOPLE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/something-s-up-with-eddie-mcguire-says-mark-robinson\">WHAT\u2019S UP WITH EDDIE MCGUIRE?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral video of molten copper leaving a Big Mac patty essentially unharmed as it bounces off the burger has been spreading like wildfire across the internet\u2026 At first the video looks to be proof that McDonald\u2019s patties are packed with so much who-knows-what, even molten copper is no match. 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