Food Theory: Never Order McDonald's Medium Fries!

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

Комментарии • 26 тыс.

  • @drewwalls1000
    @drewwalls1000 4 года назад +78364

    Theory: MatPat only created Food Theory so he could buy his lunch and file it as a business expense for the tax benefit

    • @MrCrowsNest
      @MrCrowsNest 4 года назад +3279

      Yep

    • @essidus
      @essidus 4 года назад +2555

      @@supermariovaughn1515 So that's what the blue bar channel will be.

    • @supermariovaughn1515
      @supermariovaughn1515 4 года назад +1439

      @@essidus but thats just a theory a super mario vaughn theory

    • @zacharylaw9513
      @zacharylaw9513 4 года назад +836

      Anna Elena He’s joking, Einstein

    • @vicmartone
      @vicmartone 4 года назад +1331

      The tax theorists coming soon

  • @samlong8597
    @samlong8597 4 года назад +791

    My professor had a friend at Georgia Tech who was getting his masters in operations research. For his masters thesis he decided he was going to find the optimal meal that you could get at McDonalds, with optimal meaning that you could meet your base nutritional needs for the day at the lowest cost possible. Hilariously after months of work he completed his model and ran it only to find that hundreds of ketchup packets was the “optimal solution” due to it having all the essential nutrients and being free

  • @mattorso
    @mattorso 4 года назад +545

    I'd just like to point out that Matpat has literally found a way to make middle school science projects profitable. Bravo good sir. Bravo!

    • @public_cooper
      @public_cooper 4 года назад +10

      Stonks

    • @superbeltman6197
      @superbeltman6197 4 года назад +1

      Wow

    • @MidgIsCool
      @MidgIsCool 4 года назад +9

      He did the impossible the son of a botch did it

    • @pedro55845
      @pedro55845 4 года назад +1

      Matt I think you need to stop thinking of middle when you look 35 years old

  • @noodleplanet2124
    @noodleplanet2124 2 года назад +818

    I had a friend who worked at a McDonald's, and everytime I'd order the 10 piece large meal, he would "accidentally" put 11 nuggets in my box, and always shoved extra fries in there, and once even poured fries in the bag.

    • @therealshady49
      @therealshady49 Год назад +78

      gigachad worker.

    • @JamalLeEpicBall123
      @JamalLeEpicBall123 Год назад +26

      W worker

    • @spankynater4242
      @spankynater4242 Год назад +30

      It's great to have powerful friends ... until it's time to pay back the favor.

    • @Josalyn-cr9tn
      @Josalyn-cr9tn Год назад +17

      this worker needs to get a raise, no, BECOME THE CEO OF MCDONALDS

    • @ApplesLemonade
      @ApplesLemonade 10 месяцев назад +13

      That’s true friendship

  • @coliniken7941
    @coliniken7941 4 года назад +6573

    As a former McDonalds employee I can tell you that we're told to underfill the fries so that they can make more money off of people, I've actually gotten yelled at in the past for filling them too much, but I didn't care and always filled them up with as many fries as I could when my managers weren't looking to give the customers what they were actually paying for.

    • @glue6679
      @glue6679 4 года назад +744

      You are a hero!

    • @coliniken7941
      @coliniken7941 4 года назад +430

      @@glue6679 I do what I can 👍

    • @xxnemesis123xx3
      @xxnemesis123xx3 4 года назад +121

      Why don't you give them a free bonus?

    • @coliniken7941
      @coliniken7941 4 года назад +256

      @@xxnemesis123xx3 not sure if you mean give them a bonus fry box, which as much as I would have loved that I probably would have gotten fired if I was caught so unfortunately I couldn't do that

    • @xxnemesis123xx3
      @xxnemesis123xx3 4 года назад +69

      @@coliniken7941 Yeah I know,sorry

  • @nicorozner7417
    @nicorozner7417 4 года назад +620

    I can only imagine what an average dude in Matpat's town thinks of him.
    On Monday, he walks into the movie theater and watches every showing of the same movie. And he takes notes while watching.
    On Tuesday, he plays video games all day, and seems to repeat the same action over and over again, taking notes every time.
    On Wednesday, he orders 1 of every kind of french fry order, and conts every last fry in each one, all while taking notes.
    On Thursday, he strands himself on a deserted island and takes notes on how best to survive in terms of murdering companions.

    • @LoboVR07
      @LoboVR07 4 года назад +59

      on friday saturday and sunday he stays in his house all day to send all clips notes and to make a new video

  • @plushienorton
    @plushienorton 4 года назад +824

    I can’t believe that this is the first video of a new Era of RUclips theory.. And we are here at it’s first moments. That’s insane.

    • @robobuni3782
      @robobuni3782 4 года назад +22

      I know! It's almost insane!

    • @synchrolord
      @synchrolord 4 года назад +19

      It is sooo weird, and amazing

    • @FoodTheory
      @FoodTheory  4 года назад +245

      Thanks for being here for it :)

    • @stonks7903-bad
      @stonks7903-bad 4 года назад +12

      @@FoodTheory i can now say i'm one of the first subs

    • @williamafton3120
      @williamafton3120 4 года назад +10

      @@FoodTheoryI love your videos

  • @coalrocks
    @coalrocks Год назад +253

    From working at Arby's, I did notice a few times that if I had enough to fill a medium to the max, I could fill a large. Whenever I saw that I felt bad so I stuffed a couple springs in there.

  • @nam485
    @nam485 4 года назад +485

    McDonald’s: Sees that they are using more fries because of the paper bags
    Also McDonalds: *Changes small fry to cardboard box a week later*

    • @four-en-tee
      @four-en-tee 4 года назад +18

      Not if it ends up increasing their total production costs for the containers. If having the paper bags is cheaper overall and saves them more money in the long run, then they'll stick with the paper bags.

    • @jameshenderson4094
      @jameshenderson4094 4 года назад +2

      @Justin Nowaczynski depends, they might not have a machine to make those smol box's, if they need to invest a lot up front and the return is negligible enough they won't follow through, unless they decided to scale up immensely

    • @Sheep.
      @Sheep. 4 года назад +1

      Classic.

    • @superbeltman6197
      @superbeltman6197 4 года назад

      @Justin Nowaczynski I think 4nd is right McDonald's has been around for a long time if cardboard was more efficient they would have switched years ago

    • @ArceusBowser212
      @ArceusBowser212 4 года назад

      @@superbeltman6197 4nd? Just like when Dragon Ball FigherZ made a mistake and one of their announcements said May 32rd instead of May 23rd.

  • @RoseLev
    @RoseLev 4 года назад +1964

    MatPat: *Has food theory*
    Me: *Patiently waiting for the episode where he tests how mush diet coke can one consume in a day without puking (or some other damage)*

  • @ethanfultz7841
    @ethanfultz7841 4 года назад +8810

    I'm just saying, small theorys should be called bite-sized

    • @wowmyname4506
      @wowmyname4506 4 года назад +205

      "Just a bite sized morsel"
      Nightmare BB anyone

    • @firekiller6487
      @firekiller6487 4 года назад +34

      yes

    • @izzi5630
      @izzi5630 4 года назад +46

      @WreckordHall I would like but you have 69 likes and I would hate myself from destroying that....

    • @wowmyname4506
      @wowmyname4506 4 года назад +21

      @@izzi5630 Thank you

    • @azure2029
      @azure2029 4 года назад +4

      Huh

  • @Some__Guy
    @Some__Guy Год назад +104

    Dipping your fries in your shake makes perfect sense. Sweet and salty has always been a well known combination. It's why adding salt to chocolate or caramel works so well.

    • @infinitedeath1384
      @infinitedeath1384 Год назад +5

      Apparently bitter and salty is good too. I heard if you put salt in your coffee instead of sugar, it tricks your brain into thinking it's sugar and tastes sweet.

    • @galfinsp7216
      @galfinsp7216 6 месяцев назад

      Or even salty fries with soda.

    • @jaycartwright1170
      @jaycartwright1170 4 месяца назад

      @@infinitedeath1384 wouldnt really work if u do it on purpose like

  • @sirhurricane4350
    @sirhurricane4350 4 года назад +439

    "as I got older I got smarter and also poorer"
    Millennials summed up in one sentence

  • @kayleighlover100
    @kayleighlover100 4 года назад +466

    As a former McDonald's employee and manager in Connecticut. The Corprate people have told me that the Medium and small fry sizes were BOTH able to hold the same amount of fries. With that they always told us that the fry holders if they looked too filled we would have to dump them back into the fry bins and refill them with less fries to ensure that people were getting less fries for more money.

    • @lucacuneo7218
      @lucacuneo7218 4 года назад +13

      Doesn’t seem right, I am basically a mc expert and they are completely different. The bag of the small may be better but the medium is just so much larger. Also parents worked at mc and just don’t seem to add up

    • @AnnaLVajda
      @AnnaLVajda 4 года назад +15

      Yeah I always thought it depended on how generous they were with filling the container too same as sometimes I get a medium coffee from there and they don't fill it all the way and I feel ripped off.

    • @Drewless
      @Drewless 4 года назад +3

      @@lucacuneo7218 varied between other Mc finalfs

    • @ilikeducksandbears43
      @ilikeducksandbears43 4 года назад

      ooooooooooooof

    • @marakaye4621
      @marakaye4621 4 года назад +1

      @@lucacuneo7218 not really I've made many fries at mcds and yes while the medium fry is bigger than a small it's not much bigger. It's honestly about 10 fries bigger than a small and a large is about 20 or 25 fries bigger than a medium and the Price difference between them is rediculous

  • @rosie9283
    @rosie9283 4 года назад +534

    Idea for you guys! :
    "How much would the be our guest meal cost"

    • @FoodTheory
      @FoodTheory  4 года назад +296

      I LOVE this.

    • @rosie9283
      @rosie9283 4 года назад +42

      @@FoodTheory omg thank you ily guys and the new channel!

    • @Vi_Vi_1
      @Vi_Vi_1 4 года назад +19

      Omg yes!! They could do SO MUCH with that meal

    • @bdModplaysgames
      @bdModplaysgames 4 года назад +10

      The Food Theorists do it or the cake isn’t a lie

    • @IrvingIV
      @IrvingIV 4 года назад +11

      @@FoodTheory
      Another Idea, How difficult would it be to make Jimmy Neutron's perfect restaraunt?

  • @sidnees5894
    @sidnees5894 9 месяцев назад +62

    I finally finished this episode right as you're leaving. Goodbye MatPat.

  • @RogueVader-lr1ql
    @RogueVader-lr1ql 4 года назад +547

    "Do you even know that reference anymore?"
    Don't worry Matt, we all remember this. It's an older reference, but it checks out.

    • @Peppermon22
      @Peppermon22 4 года назад +3

      Yeah I still sing it almost every Friday.

    • @quincius8638
      @quincius8638 4 года назад +5

      I’m watching this on Friday:)

    • @isaacmarlow4284
      @isaacmarlow4284 4 года назад +3

      I don't remember it...
      Grandpa's

    • @noone-infinite
      @noone-infinite 4 года назад +1

      @@quincius8638 boy , SAME

    • @Sheep.
      @Sheep. 4 года назад +3

      Indeed, it does.

  • @Destinestinestiny
    @Destinestinestiny 4 года назад +202

    When I worked at McDonald's, they told us to squeeze the fry containers while we fill them so they don't get filled all the way. The only one I didn't do it to was the large, because the large is pretty expensive and it's real easy to see when you've been cheated.

    • @knighttoon9993
      @knighttoon9993 4 года назад +3

      Lol

    • @Alicia-or5tn
      @Alicia-or5tn 4 года назад +2

      wow and my ex works there imma go ask him more questions bc i was gonna get a medium fries.

    • @TheVoidedRealm
      @TheVoidedRealm 4 года назад +1

      Where I worked the basket of frise is 2 mediums and the rest of the basket goes to other orders so you're not getting a real basket scam

    • @ft1955
      @ft1955 4 года назад

      Did you do that?

    • @MaraKeumi
      @MaraKeumi 4 года назад

      When I was at McDs they told us to either squeeze the container or to shake them so the "extra" fries would fall out... i never did, and was constantly yelled at by management, even though we wasted atleast 1 bucket of fries every day (so about 100 mediums)

  • @Light_Darkness
    @Light_Darkness 4 года назад +793

    “So the only thing stopping me is my concern for my own wellbeing.”
    So... literally nothing at all.

  • @PigeonDetective
    @PigeonDetective Год назад +17

    Worked at Arby's myself for a while, even as a manager, and can confirm that a large and medium curly fry are the same. If someone mixed up these two, a fairly common mistake, you could pour one into the other and it'll still be full. I can't however say if this was intentional or not.

  • @bigguygamer733
    @bigguygamer733 4 года назад +490

    "Never buy a large arby's fry."
    This is gonna be one of those weird tidbits of information that I remember and regurgitate in random situations for years after hearing it... :(

    • @Samgooba
      @Samgooba 4 года назад +1

      I’m probably gonna forget

    • @starling1226
      @starling1226 4 года назад +2

      Sam Roy not really I remember some useless trivia from years ago

    • @chloemae5618
      @chloemae5618 4 года назад +3

      Same 😁

  • @Patterrz
    @Patterrz 4 года назад +3777

    Idk who's thinking of the ideas for these videos but they need a raise

    • @Lilcaucasians
      @Lilcaucasians 4 года назад +336

      *Matpat Gives Matpat a raise*

    • @Drdollarsign
      @Drdollarsign 4 года назад +24

      Wow, never would’ve expect to see you as one of the first viewers of Food Theory lol

    • @WildRabiea
      @WildRabiea 4 года назад +7

      Not surprised to see you here :D

    • @hail_yeet462
      @hail_yeet462 4 года назад +3

      oh hello wasnt expecting you to be here

    • @sou_shiko
      @sou_shiko 4 года назад +1

      Why hello patterrz i didnt know u were here

  • @nihilnothing
    @nihilnothing 4 года назад +2578

    Dude, MatPat turned eating french fries into his job. Genius. Hero. The American Dream is real.

    • @adeleaslan8182
      @adeleaslan8182 4 года назад +56

      Never thought this day would come where the American dream wasn’t a dream anymore we salute to matpat for making it real

    • @apocalypsediaries1219
      @apocalypsediaries1219 4 года назад +11

      happy to be the 420th like, we salute you matpat.

    • @mikeconrad1183
      @mikeconrad1183 4 года назад +12

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    • @apocalypsediaries1219
      @apocalypsediaries1219 4 года назад +3

      @@mikeconrad1183 why

    • @raawesome3851
      @raawesome3851 4 года назад +4

      @@apocalypsediaries1219 why not?

  • @galaxy_mew
    @galaxy_mew Год назад +33

    I love these videos- I am constantly telling my family about your channels and the conclusions you reach. Thanks mat

  • @FrozenIce
    @FrozenIce 4 года назад +866

    wendy's employee here: i like to fill the fry boxes as much as i can when managers aren't around

    • @thenicolasaurus
      @thenicolasaurus 4 года назад +75

      FrozenIce you are good

    • @ZGlove.
      @ZGlove. 4 года назад +54

      What a trooper.

    • @FrozenIce
      @FrozenIce 4 года назад +183

      @@ZGlove. don't tell corporate but... sometimes i put 11 nuggets in the 10 piece ;)

    • @Mikman360
      @Mikman360 4 года назад +50

      The hero we need.

    • @the_lion4800
      @the_lion4800 4 года назад +37

      I NEED YOU AT MY MCDONALDS

  • @carlitops
    @carlitops 4 года назад +289

    Cashier: So what size would you like to get?
    : Give me 15 mins imma watch this real quick

    • @LegDayLas
      @LegDayLas 4 года назад +17

      Am I the only one that feels way to much anxiety when I pull up to a drive through? It's like they expect me to know exactly what I want before even getting a look at the menu. I feel like I need to research the place before I get in the drive through, otherwise I'm just sitting there reading while the cashier silently judges me and occasionally chimes in are you ready yet, even though it's only been like 15 seconds!

    • @ukitkatcello6306
      @ukitkatcello6306 4 года назад +1

      Cryptic Cobra Sameeeeee lol, but I feel that way about literally any half-important decision I have to make when someone else is in a hurry

    • @kw1ky971
      @kw1ky971 4 года назад +1

      Thats what she said

    • @Linkophere
      @Linkophere 4 года назад

      @@LegDayLas then just say "hey i never come here give me a minute to read the menu." I do it when I get ultra rare occasions I get taco bell cause idk their menu. You gotta make them work for you not, not have them make you work if you get what im saying

    • @LegDayLas
      @LegDayLas 4 года назад

      @@Linkophere I don't think you get what I'm saying. It's a social anxiety that comes from knowing the other person behind the screen is waiting for me to make a decision on the spot without a chance to read the menu. Telling them to wait doesn't change that situation, and half the time they still keep chiming in with something along the lines of "order when you're ready"

  • @shadowpow11
    @shadowpow11 4 года назад +262

    Matpat: When actually there serving up a bunch of jumbo air
    Lays potato chips: *Are you challenging me?*

    • @pkj6684
      @pkj6684 4 года назад +1

      True

    • @williamcomtois8929
      @williamcomtois8929 4 года назад

      Good point

    • @DobroPitanje
      @DobroPitanje 4 года назад +1

      I'm sad that he didn't say jumbo lies

    • @nicotinecnts
      @nicotinecnts 4 года назад +1

      Pringles has the most chips

    • @calebmorri
      @calebmorri 4 года назад

      @@DobroPitanje I thought that was where he was going as well. He said jumbo fries and I figured he was going for the jumbo lies rhyme.

  • @Glitched_Pixels802
    @Glitched_Pixels802 3 месяца назад +4

    0:24
    Yes, i do understand that reference because, for sake, my science teacher plays that friday song EVERY FRIDAY

  • @Ancer06
    @Ancer06 4 года назад +570

    Wife: *"LET'S GO FOR FRIES"*
    MatPat: *s c i e n c e*

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 4 года назад +17

      She blinded me with…
      *McScIeNcE!*

  • @Ottomowha
    @Ottomowha 4 года назад +378

    MatPat missed an opportunity. He could have said
    “Serving up jumbo fries when they’re serving up jumbo lies”

  • @bluelfsuma
    @bluelfsuma 4 года назад +680

    Then there's Five Guys, where the fries take up half the entire bag, and you have to dig through them to find your burger.

    • @isurusoxyy
      @isurusoxyy 4 года назад +76

      and thats why five guys stays superior

    • @bluelfsuma
      @bluelfsuma 4 года назад +7

      @p_l u t o Actually, it sucks because it's a massive waste of fries.

    • @isurusoxyy
      @isurusoxyy 4 года назад +48

      @@bluelfsuma not really, cuz me and my family share the one medium fry and we finish it. maybe for other families they waste it cuz they dont know how five guys gives thier fires.

    • @bluelfsuma
      @bluelfsuma 4 года назад +21

      @p_l u t o It's just me and my mam, and no matter which size we requested, there'd still be a staggering amount of fries in the bag when we're done.

    • @isurusoxyy
      @isurusoxyy 4 года назад +7

      @@bluelfsuma understandable :)

  • @tabithal2977
    @tabithal2977 Год назад +6

    6:26 missed opportunity to say "serving up jumbo fries, or jumbo lies"

  • @452pokemaster
    @452pokemaster 4 года назад +563

    The Theorists have been making "FatPat" jokes for years now, it's just been taken to a whole new level.

    • @BlindFireTBOTB
      @BlindFireTBOTB 4 года назад +7

      The guy who called pat : the fu** you say to me you little s**t

    • @BlueLife03
      @BlueLife03 4 года назад +4

      Ah jeez now he’s asked for that now

    • @user-sl1lx9sw1x
      @user-sl1lx9sw1x 4 года назад +1

      Lmao

  • @BattlestarGaraptica
    @BattlestarGaraptica 4 года назад +107

    If I may speak as an Arby’s employee, we are told specifically when making fries to “fluff it, don’t stuff it.” This means we gently pour the fries into the box without cramming them in, so that also contributes to the extra space left behind.

  • @kristen5715
    @kristen5715 4 года назад +1521

    I am irrationally angry MatPat didn’t say “which restaurant is serving up large fries or large LIES”...

    • @theREALsilviautism
      @theREALsilviautism 4 года назад +27

      oh god that is genius

    • @og.K7
      @og.K7 4 года назад +10

      Your like the 8th person to say that

    • @fanffan7566
      @fanffan7566 4 года назад +3

      #ReleaseSpiderman4

    • @theREALsilviautism
      @theREALsilviautism 4 года назад +2

      @ˈdʌbəljuətibijuɑriaɪʤieɪʧtiwaɪ.ɛsiviiɛn 87 maybE?

    • @Matthewsrevenge-ud4bd
      @Matthewsrevenge-ud4bd 4 года назад

      He obv thought of it he just didnt go with it for some reason

  • @ImUpToItOfficial
    @ImUpToItOfficial 4 месяца назад +3

    I get (from McDonald’s)
    A happy meal with a cheeseburger ketchup only, small fry, apple slices, medium coke, SEPERATE FROM THAT, I will get a double cheeseburger ketchup and lettuce only, then when I get it I will take the top bun off of the double cheeseburger and take the bottom off of the single cheeseburger, and put them together to make a triple cheeseburger. All of that costs less than just buying the triple cheeseburger, and you get more food! (Pro tip: feed SOME (not all) of the extra burger buns to your dogs)

  • @_WalkingThunder
    @_WalkingThunder 4 года назад +378

    At Mcd's we are actually told to "fluff not stuff" the fry boxes, so that "conspiracy theory" is partially correct.

    • @brianalvarez3992
      @brianalvarez3992 4 года назад +21

      I worked at mcd for a year and I was never told this but I feel like it’s also dependent on who is putting the fries into the cartons

    • @_WalkingThunder
      @_WalkingThunder 4 года назад +9

      @@brianalvarez3992 Interesting, I suppose location matters, as well as who owns the store and what their policies are. Different franchisees, different ways they're handled and the like.

    • @findRED
      @findRED 4 года назад +7

      @@_WalkingThunder I definitely think it depends on location/franchise/and managers and coworkers. I worked at McDonalds for 2 years and most of the time the location I was at was pretty good about making sure the fries looked good in the containers (making sure you got the M and L fries packed in with nice vertical fries for that golden standard). Though there were a few times I made a small bag fry stuffed as full as a good Medium should.

    • @phoenixstar9268
      @phoenixstar9268 4 года назад +1

      Mime is the same. Fluff

    • @dj_kitsu5850
      @dj_kitsu5850 4 года назад +2

      Were also told to do this at Arby’s! I currently work here. Most people at my location don’t care though, and just shove as many fries in as possible

  • @zachespinosa655
    @zachespinosa655 3 года назад +1792

    As a former Arby's employee, I can confirm employees are told to "fluff, don't stuff" fry containers. We had to let the fries fall into the carton, and not tamp them down with the scoop.

    • @rosea1505
      @rosea1505 3 года назад +142

      ‘Fluff don’t stuff’ can also apply to the adult film industry 😂

    • @TheIgnitionCollective
      @TheIgnitionCollective 3 года назад +31

      @@rosea1505 oh my god nOooo XDDD

    • @joeimjoe
      @joeimjoe 3 года назад +37

      I also worked at Arby's and I could only get one fry scoop into the medium and large. Mediums would tend to have fries sticking out but firmly in place while larges would end up with a sloped fill that couldn't hold any extra fries. I would try to fill them up more (it's not my money and you basically couldn't get fired at this Arby's) but the fries would usually still spill out. Or worse, tip over after I place them in the warming area, losing the extra fries before they end up in the bag.

    • @isaiahd9947
      @isaiahd9947 3 года назад +65

      That's funny because as a Wendys employee, I've been told by multiple managers to stuff the fry containers as much as possible. Our online lessons even show to grip the sides of the container to make it open more so you can stuff as many fries as possible with the scoop.

    • @swifter46ter
      @swifter46ter 2 года назад +24

      At McDonald's if we're not stuffing them to the brim and shoving them all the way down, there's a problem.

  • @nobodyvirus1749
    @nobodyvirus1749 4 года назад +919

    Imagine if the workers watched this and says "oh lol, I just put random amount"

    • @Chr0mega
      @Chr0mega 4 года назад +33

      Do you think we count them individually

    • @nickwilson3499
      @nickwilson3499 4 года назад +19

      glow mask no the elves do that

    • @kingpiggins292
      @kingpiggins292 4 года назад +19

      Imagine counting each individual fry and having to weigh them and get the perfect caloric/weight/serving in fear of getting decimated by food theory

    • @soupomnom
      @soupomnom 4 года назад +1

      このはこひです!KonohaKojiDesu!
      we do put a random amount lol 💀

    • @XenHale
      @XenHale 4 года назад +9

      I work at wendys, we just use a big metal scoop and fill till it doesnt fit any more

  • @cynderblock11
    @cynderblock11 Год назад +7

    I worked at a McDonald’s and I got told to stop “over filling” the large fries

  • @loonify_beats
    @loonify_beats 4 года назад +493

    As someone who works at McDonald’s, I CAN confirm, we don’t measure the amount we put in we just shove it in as much as we can

    • @CuddyTG
      @CuddyTG 4 года назад +47

      Unless that one manager who makes sure you put the "right" amount of fries in. I can't tell you how many times they're I had the fries taken out my hand, thrown back, and shown how to properly put fried in

    • @loonify_beats
      @loonify_beats 4 года назад +14

      CuddyTG lmao that happened to me too

    • @annagregory6197
      @annagregory6197 4 года назад +6

      Allow me to ruin the conversation of just McDonald’s employees

    • @CuddyTG
      @CuddyTG 4 года назад +2

      @@annagregory6197 lol I don't work there anymore

    • @annagregory6197
      @annagregory6197 4 года назад +2

      @CuddyTG **sad yeet**

  • @lachronic7821
    @lachronic7821 4 года назад +615

    As an Arby’s employee, that is true. Every time I filled the large fry to the top (or above the top) my boss would come by and dump it out and only fill it below the opening.

    • @amberdeyuliis7886
      @amberdeyuliis7886 4 года назад +89

      That is straight up horrible

    • @bonbundagamer6422
      @bonbundagamer6422 4 года назад +31

      Dudeeee-

    • @pippy9096
      @pippy9096 4 года назад +111

      As a McDonalds employee I had to fill it so over the top that it was almost impossible for fries to not fall in the bag

    • @zombieslayer1468
      @zombieslayer1468 4 года назад +12

      first true conspiricy theroy ever

    • @ChadKirk
      @ChadKirk 4 года назад +16

      @@zombieslayer1468 bruh it's far from the first.

  • @plasma8602
    @plasma8602 4 года назад +705

    The whole Food Industry when MatPat started making this channel: Oh Shi-
    Edit:People are saying this comment is stolen/copied when Really I had no idea there was another comment like this- if there is one similar I'm sorry about that but I just thought of this myself so... Thanks for the likes tho

    • @shadow_shine3578
      @shadow_shine3578 4 года назад +9

      1:25 I have that hamburger robot... its a happy meam toy?

    • @saltyjade8580
      @saltyjade8580 4 года назад +13

      Why do I hear boss music?

    • @nnth1983
      @nnth1983 4 года назад +3

      -t

    • @jasmina-2753
      @jasmina-2753 4 года назад +1

      do i smell a copied comment?

    • @_Drakey_1
      @_Drakey_1 4 года назад

      Grocery stores be like

  • @GamerFromJump
    @GamerFromJump Год назад +11

    Of course, if you want to _really_ get mega order of fries, get a regular fries from Five Guys. They're nuts; you get the full cup of fries, but you also get a crazy amount in the bag. And they'll be blazing hot because they make them at the moment you order them.

    • @uyeah1234
      @uyeah1234 10 месяцев назад +1

      Can I get a regular scoop of fries with my grease?

    • @GamerFromJump
      @GamerFromJump 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@uyeah1234 Honestly, I don’t find them to be greasy.

    • @jaycartwright1170
      @jaycartwright1170 4 месяца назад +1

      you pay for the "extra" fries in the bag. That's why they charge so much, because normal people think that the extra fries make it worth it

  • @sunnyshine6532
    @sunnyshine6532 3 года назад +1641

    Hey! Someone who used to work at Arby's here. The packaging for the fries was one of the most annoying points of working there, at least for me. The fries do get stuck on the scoop whenever I used to pour them into the container so fries do fall out. And yes, mediums are more efficient if you want more of those delicious curly fries.

    • @amoungsus246
      @amoungsus246 3 года назад +9

      Do u know Zach

    • @LemonDrip
      @LemonDrip 3 года назад +29

      @@amoungsus246 there's not only one Arby's in the world :/

    • @benny9406
      @benny9406 2 года назад +3

      i work at popeyes and simmilar fry sitution. we get those little paper bags for them and they pretty much just do not go in at all like youll get maybe 2 fries out of the scoop so we just have them go in the bottom of the bag or our nugget boxes so we can easily get enough fry. makes me wonder how those scoops seem to work everywhere else. large fry is also like 10x as much as were supposed to put in the small

    • @dannishabennett4079
      @dannishabennett4079 2 года назад

      The food theorists 339k likes I am dynisty gourgis btw

    • @katysikkema
      @katysikkema 2 года назад

      I love your username!

  • @Capstone2266
    @Capstone2266 4 года назад +288

    Matpat: I'll have a small, medium and large order of fries
    McDonalds: ._.'

    • @notricky1680
      @notricky1680 4 года назад +14

      McDonald's: * sweats profusely *

    • @chickentikka4383
      @chickentikka4383 4 года назад +4

      MatPat sees *on premises* “HAHA!!! Time to ruin a business”

    • @Capstone2266
      @Capstone2266 4 года назад

      @@Auroraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Thank you, I like yours too.

  • @AmeKikai
    @AmeKikai 3 года назад +1546

    Parents at McDonalds: Honey don't look at that man, he's..creepy
    MatPat: *counting fries and writing them down*

    • @whoami_whyami
      @whoami_whyami 3 года назад +81

      *wait mom, thats the youtuber i watch!*

    • @ALTsquared
      @ALTsquared 3 года назад +40

      @KIER BRIDE the kid: *BUT MOM*

    • @Elitedontsaymyname
      @Elitedontsaymyname 3 года назад +30

      Mom:I said NO do you want to go home

    • @halfdeath2755
      @halfdeath2755 3 года назад +23

      the Kid: FINE MOM..

    • @zahrazaka
      @zahrazaka 3 года назад +24

      Kid: “angry mumbling”

  • @gamegeekx
    @gamegeekx 2 года назад +10

    I do notice Wendy's being more friendly and a little generous with their fries. I guess I can ONLY go to Wendy's just for fries. Me and Wendy's were best friends back then but then the Wendy's app died.

  • @jambgaming1225
    @jambgaming1225 4 года назад +391

    Burger king employee here: we get trained to try to fill the the frys and onion rings to make it full also the small fry bag is annoying to the heck to deal with with filling it up its so easy to rip as i try to fill it full so have to dump it back and try again. But dont get me started on the small onion rings its the same one and its so hard to fill up with a decient amount of onion rings becuase they dont fit well.

    • @Just_A_Dude
      @Just_A_Dude 4 года назад +39

      Former McD's employee here: We were absolutely told to "fluff" the fries.
      It was couched in the guise of "Don't pack the fries in, you'll crush them!" and "Would _you_ want smushed fries?" which is nice and PR friendly, and sounds like keeping an eye on quality for the customer... except I wasn't "smushing" fries in, I was delivering up nicely full containers of fresh, hot fries that I'd be happy to get on my tray any day of the week.

    • @nexusashwood5576
      @nexusashwood5576 4 года назад +27

      Just A Dude
      I hated when i saw my co-workers put so little in- i would rather have squished fries and have it filled rather than ‘fluffed’ fries and little of it.

    • @ajplayz4138
      @ajplayz4138 4 года назад +2

      Omg I am so sorry dude for now on I will always stop my mom before she buys me a burger an fries

    • @AngelRodriguez-dd1bx
      @AngelRodriguez-dd1bx 4 года назад +3

      Ex burger king employee here: I didn't get trained, (learned by watching). YES the onion rings are really annoying and not cost effective. Also I always added extra nuggets and asked the kids what type of toy they wanted.

  • @HanaTheRussell
    @HanaTheRussell 3 года назад +409

    Former McDonalds employee here. I wanna mention something about the under filled larges. It’s not always about saving money (whoever is working the fry station is really low on the totem poll and doesn’t care about cutting costs). It’s often about saving time and getting the food to the customer as soon as possible. If there’s only a few fries ready, and the next batch in the fryer still has two minutes until it’s done, we find ourselves thinking “😕 Can I make a large out of this?” At McDonald’s all of the monitors have timers on them. From the register, to the people on table, to the drive thru, everyone has timers that tell us how fast we should be working. So time is the biggest factor. Not saying that makes anything ok. Just explaining where it may come from some of the time.
    And yeah those small bags do hold a lot! Once a manager did scold me for overfilling a small. But never for a medium or large.

    • @JellyCleverBEgg
      @JellyCleverBEgg 2 года назад +20

      You are still a legend in my book and you get a sub

    • @robertsifuentesiv3721
      @robertsifuentesiv3721 Год назад

      OK but there's no f****** way a small rippable paper bag can fit inside a large McDonald's box and his excuse is paper can expand no the f*** it can't it can expand until it rips.
      Aint no inclusion the sky is f****** retarded hes like paper expand it can hold more than cardboard Box that has 3 t of size

    • @BossMr51
      @BossMr51 Год назад +14

      Current worker. Its only gotten worse. You have A minute at most to deal with a customer once they are at that second window.
      Times are pushed vs quality of food. And its so sad to see.
      Then again I'm not a fan of mcdonalds fries to begin with.

    • @hussienalinor
      @hussienalinor Год назад +3

      can you tell me why the ice cream machine is always broken??😆😅🤣

    • @Boyakishan
      @Boyakishan Год назад +2

      @@hussienalinor there's a video they made m8

  • @davisharper6704
    @davisharper6704 4 года назад +225

    At Wendy's:
    "Hi, can I take your order?"
    "I'll have a large fry. It's the most bang for my buck in terms of fries of all places."

    • @iamacatperson7226
      @iamacatperson7226 4 года назад +6

      Davis Harper Employee: “ok...........” *Wendys social media team about to make fun of matpat for making this video* “You ready lads? Let’s go!”

    • @oliverispissed
      @oliverispissed 4 года назад +3

      When I was younger I used to think when my mom ordered a large fry I used to think it was just one giant fry

    • @iamacatperson7226
      @iamacatperson7226 4 года назад

      O͜͡l͜͡i͜͡v͜͡e͜͡r͜͡ i͜͡s͜͡ p͜͡i͜͡s͜͡s͜͡e͜͡d͜͡ lol

    • @1mnot4rrogant90
      @1mnot4rrogant90 4 года назад +1

      Bojangles gives you A LOT

    • @iamacatperson7226
      @iamacatperson7226 4 года назад

      Jusey1 true, true, very true

  • @NightmareSansFanJarrar1213
    @NightmareSansFanJarrar1213 Год назад +3

    0:29 food theory:this is an old one
    Annoying orange: oh we will show ya *makes fryday 2*

  • @eusoueu9230
    @eusoueu9230 4 года назад +226

    I showed my mom this video and now every time we go to wendy's she orders the large fries. Now that's what I call
    *S* *T* *O* *N* *K* *S*

  • @timsonss
    @timsonss 4 года назад +835

    Theory: MatPat made Food Theory so Coke would sponsor him

    • @avengefullgirl95
      @avengefullgirl95 4 года назад +5

      😂😂😂

    • @lordmoonowl8650
      @lordmoonowl8650 4 года назад +12

      That would be drink theory

    • @blessedwolfNotAFurry
      @blessedwolfNotAFurry 4 года назад +11

      UN-ORANGE-NAL
      edit: sorry. that was BAD

    • @hopeheart7694
      @hopeheart7694 4 года назад +1

      @@blessedwolfNotAFurry Idc I love puns.

    • @firesidesalt
      @firesidesalt 4 года назад +5

      My instrument and the other one is going to be done by then I guess you can do it in the food room and the other breakfast stuff is this the same one you have the food room for me to get to know you better than the last one I got from the store and get me steak and cheese and morty for the update and the food was good to see the house on earth and the other one is going to text you and see if you have the time ☺️

  • @MR.FREEDMAN
    @MR.FREEDMAN 4 года назад +407

    "As I got older, I got smarter and also poorer..." truer words never spoken.

    • @vinzcastro9304
      @vinzcastro9304 4 года назад +4

      @NizzyNizerson Pretty sure It's a joke... Also money gets more important so for a teenager $1000 is alot but the moment they become an adult, $1000 means you are poor.

  • @ItsMe_Victor
    @ItsMe_Victor 2 года назад +1

    2:30 mat, you gotta do it, its the best food theory in a while and its good for this type of episodes

  • @isolof
    @isolof 4 года назад +1261

    It's so cool that we'll be able to say "I've watched every single episode ever"

  • @jamjam1019
    @jamjam1019 4 года назад +549

    Matpat is the only person that would travel all throughout the US to find the best value for French frys

    • @krisamagus1
      @krisamagus1 4 года назад +7

      ye,what a hero.

    • @meilosanson7984
      @meilosanson7984 4 года назад +5

      Mr beast

    • @artemis1123
      @artemis1123 4 года назад +1

      Mr. Beast

    • @ballsysacken9456
      @ballsysacken9456 4 года назад +8

      He didn't travel to just to find french fry value. He was traveling and was checking fries along the way lol. You'd be out money by doing that after adding up gas, food, and any other expenses.

    • @sinisterxyz8492
      @sinisterxyz8492 4 года назад +4

      (fries)

  • @RK-Legend
    @RK-Legend 4 года назад +355

    Possible theory: What’s the ideal amount of food to bring to a potluck? There always seems to be too many leftovers.

    • @MarleyDyanne
      @MarleyDyanne 4 года назад +19

      All of the food. Bring everything

    • @0__o723
      @0__o723 4 года назад +18

      It’s a potluck you bring EVERYTHING AND BY EVERYTHING I MEAN EVERYTHING. Potluck leftovers are best leftovers

    • @annamay6446
      @annamay6446 4 года назад +3

      I think it matters on what food or brand it is. I mean its impossible that its the same likely hood.

    • @MarleyDyanne
      @MarleyDyanne 4 года назад +3

      @@annamay6446 no❤ you bring everything

    • @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460
      @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 4 года назад +5

      #Confession:
      I am one of those people who bring 3 or 4 dishes (appetizers, mains, casserole and dessert) to every potluck to which I'm invited. People think I am soooooo wonderful because of that 😇. BUT...the truth is, I have OCD and don't trust that others are clean enough with their food preparations. So I bring what I want to eat and only eat what I brought. 🤗😁 That way, others are happy and I don't get sick 🤮 from watching people touch food with unwashed hands. #FoodTheory

  • @jeremygeorgia4943
    @jeremygeorgia4943 Год назад +4

    Back, when McDonalds had a "Super Size", the carton was quite a bit larger than the other sizes, and it was often well filled, while the other sizes seemed to be inconsistent or underfilled. At some point, they dropped the "Super Size", and in fact, the Super Size cartons became the Large size. The medium size started using the large cartons, and even the small size started using the larger bags, that the mediums had formerly been occupying. In addition, maybe around the 2010's or so, they started filling the cartons and bags as much as possible.
    That meant that a small could potentially round your meal off nicely, depending on the store. As far as quantity, I haven't had any complaints about McDonald's quantity for a long time. I consider the Large to be excessive, and Medium to be fine, in most cases. I mainly order large, when I'm with a friend, that doesn't order any fries for herself, but likes fries. As far as Orange Hi-C, I'm just overjoyed that it's back.

  • @tuxxfr
    @tuxxfr 4 года назад +434

    Fun Fact: 80% of the people that watched this video were craving for fries afterward

    • @ttdstudios6860
      @ttdstudios6860 4 года назад +2

      @Ava Becker I Can Only Get McDonalds....

    • @benh6462
      @benh6462 4 года назад +3

      I hate potato’s soo... Edit: I can’t read numbers

    • @khal9514
      @khal9514 4 года назад +3

      Can confirm

    • @azadanzans5359
      @azadanzans5359 4 года назад +2

      I dont even like fries and I want some

    • @coolcris_yt7334
      @coolcris_yt7334 4 года назад

      @@benh6462 why are you still here.. just to S U F F E R?

  • @NickyTheSilliest
    @NickyTheSilliest 4 года назад +336

    isn’t it difficult to buy all these fries and not eat them while they’re warm???

    • @MrBlorp-sf9ye
      @MrBlorp-sf9ye 4 года назад +25

      In a dance competition for our school's so-called "festival of talents," our teacher fed us one fry (yes, a singular fry, one shoestring) each, and it was the coldest soggiest fry we'd all ever eaten. Thing is, we actually won. There's a running joke among the class now that if you want to win a dance competition, every member must eat a cold, soggy shoestring fry.
      *fixed a typo
      Edit: the whole class was a total of 50 students, and we were all one team. That's the reason for one soggy fry each.

    • @mariam14903
      @mariam14903 4 года назад +4

      ZE R0 your teacher is ridiculously cheap or she just don’t want you to throw up lol

    • @h3vrtst0rm
      @h3vrtst0rm 4 года назад +1

      FOR THE SCIENCE!!!

    • @kat_blue
      @kat_blue 4 года назад

      @@MrBlorp-sf9ye there's another typo

    • @MrBlorp-sf9ye
      @MrBlorp-sf9ye 4 года назад

      @@kat_blue fixed

  • @ambrosekillpack4841
    @ambrosekillpack4841 3 года назад +1249

    I actually work for Wendy's. I can say first hand that this actually depends on who's in that day. Because some people are lazy and kind of just fudge on the fry sizes. I personally try not to do this. When someone orders a medium fry vs a small fry or a large fry vs a medium fry I do my best to give customers those extra fries. I try my best to make that extra cost worth it to the customer.

    • @skellytheskeletos8490
      @skellytheskeletos8490 3 года назад +124

      You a good person

    • @justanotherarmy4404
      @justanotherarmy4404 3 года назад +111

      I just spotted a rare species called a "nice fast food worker" !!!!! But seriously, that's such a small but nice act, keep it up❤️

    • @princessthyemis
      @princessthyemis 3 года назад +22

      Thank you for that!!

    • @ncrranger6370
      @ncrranger6370 3 года назад +28

      You’re beloved by the people that read this good sir

    • @spacedust3479
      @spacedust3479 3 года назад +28

      i hope your pillow is nice and cold

  • @DanakarEndeel
    @DanakarEndeel Год назад +6

    Over here in the Netherlands I used to order a supersized menu (Large) but always had issues with eating all the fries and also noticed that my 1 cup of sauce was not enough (but 2 cups of sauce was too much). So instead I went with a Medium menu and had found the perfect size. So for me at least they do have more fries in a Large than they do in Medium.

    • @jaycartwright1170
      @jaycartwright1170 4 месяца назад

      just increase sauce intake, one of my strange talents is being able to finish any amount of sauce with any amount of food

    • @DanakarEndeel
      @DanakarEndeel 4 месяца назад

      @@jaycartwright1170 Heh, thanks for your response; I appreciate it. Not sure what you mean with "just increase sauce intake" though.
      At any rate, it seems that McDonalds has since my last post changed their cups of sauce to bags of sauce. So that made things even more annoying as I could dip my fries in the cup but now have to smear the sauce on my plate which makes a complete mess. It just made me not want to go to McDonalds anymore at first; but then I just bought a very inexpensive stainless steel cup with silicone lid, stainless steel straw, and silicone soda top all from Temu and put that in a little baggy in my car.
      That way, if I ever have the urge to go to McDonalds (maybe once every 3 months) I can now bring my own proper utensils; because their paper straws were also complete garbage and they now won't even put a plastic top on the soda either (and I like to take the soda with me in my car).

  • @bardoc-137
    @bardoc-137 4 года назад +351

    Please make a video about this: “is mayonaise an instrument?”

    • @gothafloxacin
      @gothafloxacin 4 года назад +22

      If you count the jar then yes it is because it can be used as a percussion instrument

    • @ethanjennings7235
      @ethanjennings7235 4 года назад +24

      You could even tune it but changing the amount of mayonnaise inside

    • @lfcmaccalad
      @lfcmaccalad 4 года назад +9

      Genius

    • @Niceone11202011
      @Niceone11202011 4 года назад +5

      How about horse radish

    • @A_Humble_Writer
      @A_Humble_Writer 4 года назад +4

      Do instruments of torture count?

  • @FourthFall
    @FourthFall 4 года назад +263

    Me, a McDonald's employee on his lunch break, eating fries: "Huh. Ok."

    • @jep9092
      @jep9092 4 года назад +2

      Ikr

    • @DeepestRiver123
      @DeepestRiver123 4 года назад +1

      i would always get large every 30 minute break actually

    • @remixloki
      @remixloki 4 года назад

      Same I always order a medium since that's the largest we can go on lunch break

  • @jameslawrence617
    @jameslawrence617 4 года назад +185

    2011: Game theory
    2015: Film Theory
    2020: Food Theory
    2025: Book Theory(hopefully)

    • @chandy518
      @chandy518 4 года назад +22

      he's boutta turn into an english teacher

    • @mjc3206
      @mjc3206 4 года назад +15

      Chandy 57 I would love to have Matpat as an English teacher

    • @christopherjobin-official7440
      @christopherjobin-official7440 4 года назад +13

      Nah conspiracy theory has so much more potential and interesting, imagine only ever seeing highlighted sentences? Plus, books have to point things out in a way which makes it obvious.

    • @mjc3206
      @mjc3206 4 года назад +7

      Kaleela Edwards I’d watch that... heck I’m already watching several channels that kinda touch on the subject.

    • @EpikBirb
      @EpikBirb 4 года назад

      Arabfunny Theory

  • @DocMalk
    @DocMalk Год назад +3

    You are very creative and upbeat. Love every video

  • @dxnny2727
    @dxnny2727 4 года назад +513

    Plot twist: Mat just wanted to eat as many French fries as possible

    • @d4rk4x3l3
      @d4rk4x3l3 4 года назад +9

      Plot Twist: They got too old after all the driving and measurments and whatnot and he wasted is money when all was in the garbage. No one wants cold fries

    • @NFITC1
      @NFITC1 4 года назад +5

      I tried this once. Eating as many as possible. I couldn't get past two medium fries. After that the third one actually started to get cold and wasn't as good probably because of "taste fatigue".
      Edit:
      Man. College was a weird time for me...

    • @tc4104
      @tc4104 4 года назад +2

      Plot twist: you stole a comment

    • @dxnny2727
      @dxnny2727 4 года назад +3

      @@tc4104 if I did then it was accidentally because I commented that without entirely knowing what others commented so for me it was a comment that came out of my head but I guess someone else could've beaten me to it already so yeah you're the one guy tho 😭😂

  • @lucabralia5125
    @lucabralia5125 4 года назад +141

    i still can't believe how i'm witnessing the start of a new theory channel

  • @imjustsomebunny
    @imjustsomebunny 4 года назад +270

    Matthew Patrick: giving Wendy's more reasons to be sassy on Twitter.

  • @Weird_Axolotl
    @Weird_Axolotl Год назад +3

    We normally order small fries (cause supposedly the large McDonald’s is equivalent to the small fries) triple quarter pounder and 10 chicken McNuggets

  • @ventomninja
    @ventomninja 4 года назад +505

    Mat: Large frys are a scam
    Arbys: *Reports video*

  • @AaronW3
    @AaronW3 4 года назад +127

    “And legend says that to this day, not a single other large curly fries was bought from Arby’s, this destroying them and their entire business”

    • @hexx6120
      @hexx6120 4 года назад +4

      AFlipz eh, they still have the meats.

  • @bleistift1029
    @bleistift1029 4 года назад +133

    OMG I can’t believe how many references are in the intro, they even have steamed hams, and Kevin dropping his chili

    • @helmetness
      @helmetness 4 года назад +2

      You literally just copied the pinned comment

    • @helmetness
      @helmetness 4 года назад

      Pengalu200 this is just a copy of the pinned comment, that was posted an hour earlier

  • @itsnot_aviaa
    @itsnot_aviaa 4 месяца назад +3

    6:27 should’ve been “jumbo fries or jumbo lies”

  • @jessicacopeland9066
    @jessicacopeland9066 4 года назад +1680

    I worked at McDonalds and was told not to “overfill” the fries. I always did when the store manager wasn’t around 😉

  • @12x2is24
    @12x2is24 4 года назад +232

    mom: are you doing your homework?
    me: no
    mom: why not?
    me: THIS INFORMATION IS ON A NEED TO KNOW BASIS

  • @GnarlyDude21-yi3ld
    @GnarlyDude21-yi3ld 4 года назад +169

    Arby's: "maybe we could sponser this guy"
    Arby's: watches this video
    Also Arbys: nevermind

    • @Shingekinokyojin1234
      @Shingekinokyojin1234 4 года назад +2

      Finally. Someone that understands. I'm Belgian and I'm really happy that someone finally gets that fries are Our invention. We (like you said) have Quick, but we also have Bicky. Bicky is another fastfood chain invented here and it's pretty much in every town or city here. Quick still appears in France, but Bicky is completely unique and you won't be able to find it anywhere else in the world. But Bicky isn't just your everyday fast-food chain, it's way different than that. Bicky is sold everywhere, in frie houses(here we call it a frituur) They sell Bicky burgers, frikandellen (which are pieces of meat in a crust) sausages, viandellen(which is a crustier version of the frikandel) and much much more. There is no debate about it, fries were invented in Belgium and we are very proud of that tradition.

    • @GnarlyDude21-yi3ld
      @GnarlyDude21-yi3ld 4 года назад +10

      @@Shingekinokyojin1234 wut

    • @Shingekinokyojin1234
      @Shingekinokyojin1234 4 года назад +2

      @@GnarlyDude21-yi3ld What?

    • @GnarlyDude21-yi3ld
      @GnarlyDude21-yi3ld 4 года назад +3

      @@Shingekinokyojin1234that was about the fact he said that large is same as medium not about what you said

    • @Account-vv7ew
      @Account-vv7ew 4 года назад +6

      I do not like this reply section

  • @Elise-bc3gv
    @Elise-bc3gv 8 месяцев назад +1

    This is my favorite theory episode out of all of them because of the song I get that song stuck in my head and I get this version of it stuck in my head too 0:01

  • @gr33nLim3
    @gr33nLim3 4 года назад +200

    "Never order McDonald's Medium Fries!"
    Me: oh? *eats mcdonalds basket of fries*

    • @TheVoidedRealm
      @TheVoidedRealm 4 года назад +2

      Mcdonald's basket is just 2 mediums and the rest of the them goes to other orders do just buy 2 mediums and a basket bam you got a basket, as a former mcdonald's crew member our real basket is more like 4/5 large frise as when someone orders 4/5 large fries the frise bason is empty thats a real basket of frise youre being scammed

    • @theturkeyfarm9527
      @theturkeyfarm9527 4 года назад +3

      Wait... McDonalds has baskets of fries? I’ve been lied to...

    • @TheVoidedRealm
      @TheVoidedRealm 4 года назад +1

      @@theturkeyfarm9527 some do check also its very much 2 mediums its not worth it to me so just order like 4/5 or sometimes 6 or 7 large frise as everywhere different mine can do 5 large per batch and thats a true basket

  • @iam3gion204
    @iam3gion204 4 года назад +376

    "As i got older i got smarter.. and poorer"
    Is this food theory or relatable theory?

  • @thatoneboi4432
    @thatoneboi4432 4 года назад +202

    This man just went to restaurants to get every French Fries types for a RUclips video...
    Now that’s commitment there

    • @aaatlas840
      @aaatlas840 4 года назад +7

      He is a Man of focus commitment and sheer fricking will

    • @Sammy-yq8ix
      @Sammy-yq8ix 4 года назад +3

      COMMITMENT

    • @Luci_Diavol
      @Luci_Diavol 4 года назад

      I mean, it makes sense to compare them side-by-side, at least once

    • @thebookofeli849
      @thebookofeli849 4 года назад

      Or was it for the video...

  • @madison_n12
    @madison_n12 Год назад +2

    As someone who always orders a medium fry, seeing this video on my recommended page was pretty painful.

  • @vengefulcloud2337
    @vengefulcloud2337 3 года назад +1655

    As a former Mc Donald’s employee I confidentiality can say it all comes down to the store/franchise, at our store we were always encouraged to fill them as much as possible😂

    • @rachelstewart6506
      @rachelstewart6506 2 года назад +102

      for research purposes where is this franchise

    • @vengefulcloud2337
      @vengefulcloud2337 2 года назад +74

      In New Zealand but this was like 10 years ago 😂

    • @adamus4943
      @adamus4943 2 года назад +30

      my grandma just died😂
      her funeral is in a week😂

    • @rachelstewart6506
      @rachelstewart6506 2 года назад +20

      @@adamus4943 yasss i’m glad

    • @KadinoTheDumpling
      @KadinoTheDumpling 2 года назад +18

      @@rachelstewart6506 bruh

  • @araleiasper
    @araleiasper 4 года назад +179

    There's going to be SOOOOOO MANY diet coke theories
    *I'M SO EXCITED*
    Edit: I don't have any social media platforms and I usually don't watch GT Live livestreams so I wasn't aware that he quit Diet Coke, sorry for the confusion

    • @Gator_nit
      @Gator_nit 4 года назад +9

      The fnaf of food

    • @augustassamelis2299
      @augustassamelis2299 4 года назад +3

      Diet coke isnt his favorite drink anymore, he was trying to restrict himself from buying it so he could not be addicted to it. (or something along those lines)

    • @superbeltman6197
      @superbeltman6197 4 года назад

      You confused me for a second because he calls smaller theories "Diet coke theories"

    • @johnsmithabc94726
      @johnsmithabc94726 4 года назад

      diet coke sux

    • @Sunnylyndis
      @Sunnylyndis 4 года назад +1

      MatPat quit diet coke. He talked about it on his social platforms and on the live streams. It was his new year's resolution for 2020.

  • @beenz9857
    @beenz9857 4 года назад +260

    Me first hearing about this channel: So MatPat is just gonna be nice Gordon Ramsay?
    Me now: So he’s sciency Gordon Ramsay... nice.

    • @NecroCritic
      @NecroCritic 4 года назад +4

      Isn't "Sciencey Gordon Ramsay" just Alton Brown with an accent?

  • @LordKhaoz72
    @LordKhaoz72 Год назад +1

    0:01 this part fits for my family cause we only has fast food on Friday

  • @dukenukethem2734
    @dukenukethem2734 4 года назад +987

    It depends who’s working fries, some are lazy, some like to pack that stuff heavy

    • @ClaireSagum
      @ClaireSagum 4 года назад +45

      This.

    • @ian-hm6cx
      @ian-hm6cx 4 года назад +68

      yeah i feel like you can't really say a national food chain is gonna be the same everywhere considering most of the jobs doing this are worked by high schoolers being paid either below or at minimum wage that don't really care

    • @TheLordTash
      @TheLordTash 4 года назад +45

      When I worked at McDonalds, the managers taught us that if we needed a medium, we could literally just dump an extra small into a medium box since they have the same amount of fries.

    • @dukenukethem2734
      @dukenukethem2734 4 года назад +14

      @@TheLordTash haha my GM would make me slap my own hand if I ever did that

    • @leedraper9082
      @leedraper9082 4 года назад +2

      Agree

  • @SeptemberChild
    @SeptemberChild 4 года назад +318

    "Does dipping your fries in a frostie mean you're a genius or disgusting?"
    High, it means you're high and the munchies are kicking in

    • @tabithal2977
      @tabithal2977 4 года назад +24

      Ive done this without being high, theres a reason people do this

    • @cm8139
      @cm8139 4 года назад +18

      Also do this without being high, it's genuinely delicious

    • @hon3y_b33
      @hon3y_b33 4 года назад +11

      Just try vanilla ice cream😂 its better. And im not high. Atleast when i tried it.

    • @someguy6627
      @someguy6627 4 года назад +3

      As long as it’s not melty

    • @Werewolf914
      @Werewolf914 4 года назад

      I don't like it the ice cream makes your fry soggy, and soggy food is the absolute worst.

  • @jonkeathegamer
    @jonkeathegamer 4 года назад +336

    MatPat: "Do people still get that reference?"
    Me: "Yes, and I remember Annoying Orange's parody of it which was also about fries 🍟."

  • @Tybearius
    @Tybearius 10 месяцев назад +7

    6:32 - All Purpose Flour was a mistake because it can be compacted. You should've used granulated sugar or salt.

  • @snaifhassnan6348
    @snaifhassnan6348 4 года назад +1026

    6:25 “if they’re selling jumbo fries or a bunch of Jumbo air”
    How could you NOT say Jumbo Lies

  • @Platypus_Gaming_1
    @Platypus_Gaming_1 4 года назад +394

    Everyone else: Having an argument about which French fry is better. Me: FRIES ARE FRIES

    • @Pensive_Scarlet
      @Pensive_Scarlet 4 года назад +7

      Arby's says otherwise. ;p

    • @quantumyoutubeguy2
      @quantumyoutubeguy2 4 года назад +3

      Same here bro

    • @scaper8
      @scaper8 4 года назад +2

      They most certainly are not!

    • @mewmew34
      @mewmew34 4 года назад +2

      Arby's has the best fries. Curly fries are always the best choice. I like waffle fries next up, but just make those at home because I refuse to buy anything from Chik Fil A.

    • @CSEabdulalimkhan
      @CSEabdulalimkhan 4 года назад

      Curly is S tier.waffle cut is D tier.everything else is A tier.

  • @OgretimeFantasyFootball
    @OgretimeFantasyFootball 4 года назад +31007

    L MatPat

    • @ryanwest1164
      @ryanwest1164 4 года назад +1417

      It’s all coming together now

    • @evanmascia9911
      @evanmascia9911 4 года назад +239

      :0

    • @ulyssesthedm
      @ulyssesthedm 4 года назад +403

      It NEEDS to happen

    • @baconking3162
      @baconking3162 4 года назад +184

      I wouldn't be surprised

    • @sebastiendennis2648
      @sebastiendennis2648 4 года назад +381

      Just wait for the video when Matpat tells us that diet food is actually worse. No one will sponsor this channel then.

  • @ToBAYT
    @ToBAYT Год назад +1

    Matpat is that nerd everyone loves and will listen to. Good job mate

  • @aerialapexgamer3121
    @aerialapexgamer3121 4 года назад +503

    6:26 I'm upset he said "Jumbo Air" Instead of "Jumbo Lies" to make it Rhyme

  • @bobjohnson9342
    @bobjohnson9342 4 года назад +329

    Theory: None of us will ever have as many hours in our day as Matpat

    • @piotrwiatr6227
      @piotrwiatr6227 4 года назад +14

      Matpat is active 25/7

    • @calebvonweichardt7785
      @calebvonweichardt7785 4 года назад +8

      @@piotrwiatr6227 25 hours a day, 500 days a year, 15 years a decade, 15 decades a century

    • @bobjohnson9342
      @bobjohnson9342 4 года назад

      @Animaytics just like ling ling

    • @bobjohnson9342
      @bobjohnson9342 4 года назад

      @@piotrwiatr6227 probably better

    • @sf2934
      @sf2934 4 года назад

      I feel bad for him and everyone that works with him tbh, they need a break

  • @presidentpeashooter4617
    @presidentpeashooter4617 4 года назад +263

    Next theory: WHY DIET COKE WONT SPONSOR MATPAT
    Answer : he hasn’t used violence yet

  • @Starlight15056
    @Starlight15056 6 месяцев назад +1

    The fact that this was the first food theory, it’s so good