Food Theory: Never Order McDonald's Medium Fries!

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  • Опубликовано: 22 июл 2020
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    Fries are one of the best foods, especially fast food fries. From McDonald's and Burger King to Wendy's and Arby's, there are TONS of options to chow down on our favorite fried potato treat. Today, I want to figure out how to get the MOST out of my order of fries. Which restaurant gives me the most fries for my money and are their order sizes a TRICK to make us spend more on less food? I volunteered to eat my way through to the answer!
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Комментарии • 26 тыс.

  • @drewwalls1000
    @drewwalls1000 3 года назад +77327

    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 3 года назад +3223

      Yep

    • @essidus
      @essidus 3 года назад +2511

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

    • @supermariovaughn1515
      @supermariovaughn1515 3 года назад +1403

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

    • @zacharylaw9513
      @zacharylaw9513 3 года назад +820

      Anna Elena He’s joking, Einstein

    • @vicmartone
      @vicmartone 3 года назад +1303

      The tax theorists coming soon

  • @ethanfultz7841
    @ethanfultz7841 3 года назад +8569

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

    • @wowmyname4506
      @wowmyname4506 3 года назад +200

      "Just a bite sized morsel"
      Nightmare BB anyone

    • @firekiller6487
      @firekiller6487 3 года назад +33

      yes

    • @izzi5630
      @izzi5630 3 года назад +46

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

    • @wowmyname4506
      @wowmyname4506 3 года назад +21

      @@izzi5630 Thank you

    • @azure2029
      @azure2029 3 года назад +4

      Huh

  • @noodleplanet2124
    @noodleplanet2124 Год назад +548

    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 +52

      gigachad worker.

    • @JamalLeEpicBall123
      @JamalLeEpicBall123 9 месяцев назад +9

      W worker

    • @spankynater4242
      @spankynater4242 5 месяцев назад +12

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

    • @Josalyn-cr9tn
      @Josalyn-cr9tn 5 месяцев назад +8

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

    • @ApplesLemonade
      @ApplesLemonade 2 месяца назад +3

      That’s true friendship

  • @strawberryjasminemilk
    @strawberryjasminemilk Год назад +320

    Im a former McDonald’s employee, I can’t speak for other McDonald’s over the world, but I’ve worked in two different locations, my brother my mom and my uncle as well, and we were all encouraged to under fill all Fry variants as much as possible, except if an official would stop by to check…. I didn’t listen to those directions usually cause I didn’t feel like it was fair, but it did get me in trouble a lot with the managers…

    • @bobotmeister
      @bobotmeister 10 месяцев назад +8

      wow...

    • @ravenrose1568
      @ravenrose1568 9 месяцев назад +4

      Same

    • @kellychristina2005
      @kellychristina2005 9 месяцев назад +2

      Bara ba ba baaaaaa
      Hahah 😂

    • @spankynater4242
      @spankynater4242 5 месяцев назад +1

      Whatever, you're a terrible story teller. As if an "official" would show up in full McDonald's regalia to make sure you were doing it right. They show up incognito.

    • @strawberryjasminemilk
      @strawberryjasminemilk 5 месяцев назад +11

      @@spankynater4242 we’d still know they would come usually on that day, not necessarily who though

  • @samlong8597
    @samlong8597 3 года назад +583

    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

  • @sirhurricane4350
    @sirhurricane4350 3 года назад +395

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

  • @coalrocks
    @coalrocks Год назад +174

    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.

  • @sidnees5894
    @sidnees5894 2 месяца назад +33

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

  • @FrozenIce
    @FrozenIce 3 года назад +850

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

    • @thenicolasaurus7624
      @thenicolasaurus7624 3 года назад +75

      FrozenIce you are good

    • @ZGlove.
      @ZGlove. 3 года назад +54

      What a trooper.

    • @FrozenIce
      @FrozenIce 3 года назад +181

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

    • @Mikman360
      @Mikman360 3 года назад +49

      The hero we need.

    • @the_lion4800
      @the_lion4800 3 года назад +36

      I NEED YOU AT MY MCDONALDS

  • @Ottomowha
    @Ottomowha 3 года назад +359

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

  • @Some__Guy
    @Some__Guy Год назад +66

    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 11 месяцев назад +4

      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.

  • @LadyKaira
    @LadyKaira Год назад +14

    Five Guys is an unneeded test tbh. That fry sizing doesn’t depend on the size of the fries but instead the lack of size of the rest of your order so it has more room in the bag when dumped.

  • @mattorso
    @mattorso 3 года назад +512

    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!

  • @nicorozner7417
    @nicorozner7417 3 года назад +518

    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 3 года назад +48

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

  • @NightmareSansFanJarrar1213
    @NightmareSansFanJarrar1213 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @tabithal2977
    @tabithal2977 Год назад +2

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

  • @coliniken7941
    @coliniken7941 3 года назад +6203

    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 3 года назад +711

      You are a hero!

    • @coliniken7941
      @coliniken7941 3 года назад +412

      @@glue6679 I do what I can 👍

    • @xxnemesis123xx3
      @xxnemesis123xx3 3 года назад +118

      Why don't you give them a free bonus?

    • @coliniken7941
      @coliniken7941 3 года назад +241

      @@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 3 года назад +67

      @@coliniken7941 Yeah I know,sorry

  • @plushienorton
    @plushienorton 3 года назад +764

    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 3 года назад +19

      I know! It's almost insane!

    • @synchrolord
      @synchrolord 3 года назад +16

      It is sooo weird, and amazing

    • @FoodTheory
      @FoodTheory  3 года назад +230

      Thanks for being here for it :)

    • @stonks7903-bad
      @stonks7903-bad 3 года назад +9

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

    • @williamafton3120
      @williamafton3120 3 года назад +7

      @@FoodTheoryI love your videos

  • @galaxy_mew
    @galaxy_mew Год назад +28

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

  • @Sonic-Batman
    @Sonic-Batman 2 месяца назад +5

    🤣🤣🤣‼️‼️‼️ FRIDAY🎶🎶🎶

    • @michaels4340
      @michaels4340 25 дней назад

      Hard to believe it's an "old one" already...

  • @tuxxfr
    @tuxxfr 3 года назад +434

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

    • @ttdstudios6860
      @ttdstudios6860 3 года назад +2

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

    • @benh6462
      @benh6462 3 года назад +3

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

    • @khal9514
      @khal9514 3 года назад +3

      Can confirm

    • @azadanzans5359
      @azadanzans5359 3 года назад +2

      I dont even like fries and I want some

    • @coolcris_yt7334
      @coolcris_yt7334 3 года назад

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

  • @nam485
    @nam485 3 года назад +454

    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 3 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 3 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. 3 года назад +1

      Classic.

    • @superbeltman6197
      @superbeltman6197 3 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 3 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.

  • @Weird_Axolotl
    @Weird_Axolotl Год назад +4

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

  • @scottjarnagin348
    @scottjarnagin348 3 месяца назад +2

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

  • @Light_Darkness
    @Light_Darkness 3 года назад +763

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

  • @RoseLev
    @RoseLev 3 года назад +1911

    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)*

  • @judahstringer6396
    @judahstringer6396 Год назад +7

    At Arby's, when I worked there the fry scooper wouldnt fit in the container when fully loaded, so you had to pick up less. And when rushed you didn't have time to do multiple scoops

  • @PigeonDetective
    @PigeonDetective 10 месяцев назад +9

    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.

  • @rosie9283
    @rosie9283 3 года назад +505

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

    • @FoodTheory
      @FoodTheory  3 года назад +287

      I LOVE this.

    • @rosie9283
      @rosie9283 3 года назад +42

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

    • @Vi_Vi_1
      @Vi_Vi_1 3 года назад +19

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

    • @bredSpace
      @bredSpace 3 года назад +10

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

    • @IrvingIV
      @IrvingIV 3 года назад +11

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

  • @plasma8602
    @plasma8602 3 года назад +699

    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 3 года назад +9

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

    • @saltyjade8580
      @saltyjade8580 3 года назад +13

      Why do I hear boss music?

    • @nnth1983
      @nnth1983 3 года назад +3

      -t

    • @jasmina-2753
      @jasmina-2753 3 года назад +1

      do i smell a copied comment?

    • @_Drakey_1
      @_Drakey_1 3 года назад

      Grocery stores be like

  • @ThatAvocadotree
    @ThatAvocadotree Год назад +2

    Did anyone notice the typo at 3:08 When two Arby’s fries were shown on screen one of them was smaller but yet they both had the M on them.

  • @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.

  • @RogueVader-lr1ql
    @RogueVader-lr1ql 3 года назад +536

    "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 3 года назад +3

      Yeah I still sing it almost every Friday.

    • @quincius8638
      @quincius8638 3 года назад +5

      I’m watching this on Friday:)

    • @isaacmarlow4284
      @isaacmarlow4284 3 года назад +3

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

    • @noone-infinite
      @noone-infinite 3 года назад +1

      @@quincius8638 boy , SAME

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

      Indeed, it does.

  • @timsonss
    @timsonss 3 года назад +835

    Theory: MatPat made Food Theory so Coke would sponsor him

    • @avengefullgirl95
      @avengefullgirl95 3 года назад +5

      😂😂😂

    • @lordmoonowl8650
      @lordmoonowl8650 3 года назад +12

      That would be drink theory

    • @blessedwolfNotAFurry
      @blessedwolfNotAFurry 3 года назад +11

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

    • @hopeheart7694
      @hopeheart7694 3 года назад +1

      @@blessedwolfNotAFurry Idc I love puns.

    • @firesidesalt
      @firesidesalt 3 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 ☺️

  • @ItsMe_Victor
    @ItsMe_Victor Год 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

  • @billybossgaming9594
    @billybossgaming9594 11 месяцев назад

    Hello from Raleigh NC, thanks for making the great content! Keep it real👍

  • @Patterrz
    @Patterrz 3 года назад +3764

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

    • @nicom6286
      @nicom6286 3 года назад +336

      *Matpat Gives Matpat a raise*

    • @Drdollarsign
      @Drdollarsign 3 года назад +24

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

    • @WildRabiea
      @WildRabiea 3 года назад +7

      Not surprised to see you here :D

    • @hail_yeet462
      @hail_yeet462 3 года назад +3

      oh hello wasnt expecting you to be here

    • @skeletongirl
      @skeletongirl 3 года назад +1

      Why hello patterrz i didnt know u were here

  • @kristen5715
    @kristen5715 3 года назад +1509

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

  • @Oli-yl2ft
    @Oli-yl2ft 8 месяцев назад

    Amazing videos, I have watched like 15 videos across the theory channels. They are just so amazing.

  • @DocMalk
    @DocMalk Год назад +3

    You are very creative and upbeat. Love every video

  • @jorgeperezsoto3853
    @jorgeperezsoto3853 3 года назад +555

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

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 3 года назад +15

      She blinded me with…
      *McScIeNcE!*

  • @pangez
    @pangez 3 года назад +259

    Normal people: Curly fries.
    Me, An intellectual: Rotatoes.

  • @potat2707
    @potat2707 Год назад +2

    im pretty sure the large being less than the meduim was just a user malfunction

  • @cynderblock11
    @cynderblock11 Год назад +5

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

  • @shadowpow11
    @shadowpow11 3 года назад +260

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

    • @pkj6684
      @pkj6684 3 года назад +1

      True

    • @williamcomtois8929
      @williamcomtois8929 3 года назад

      Good point

    • @DobroPitanje
      @DobroPitanje 3 года назад +1

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

    • @nicotinecnts
      @nicotinecnts 3 года назад +1

      Pringles has the most chips

    • @calebmorri
      @calebmorri 3 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.

  • @waitwhat7736
    @waitwhat7736 3 года назад +284

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

    • @LegDayLas
      @LegDayLas 3 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 3 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 3 года назад +1

      Thats what she said

    • @Linkophere
      @Linkophere 3 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 3 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"

  • @LordKhaoz72
    @LordKhaoz72 Год назад +1

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

  • @GamerFromJump
    @GamerFromJump Год назад +8

    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 2 месяца назад

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

    • @GamerFromJump
      @GamerFromJump 2 месяца назад

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

  • @SeptemberChild
    @SeptemberChild 3 года назад +313

    "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 3 года назад +24

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

    • @cm8139
      @cm8139 3 года назад +18

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

    • @hon3y_b33
      @hon3y_b33 3 года назад +11

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

    • @someguy6627
      @someguy6627 3 года назад +3

      As long as it’s not melty

    • @Werewolf914
      @Werewolf914 3 года назад

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

  • @bluelfsuma
    @bluelfsuma 3 года назад +681

    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 3 года назад +76

      and thats why five guys stays superior

    • @bluelfsuma
      @bluelfsuma 3 года назад +8

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

    • @isurusoxyy
      @isurusoxyy 3 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 3 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 3 года назад +7

      @@bluelfsuma understandable :)

  • @Sonic-Batman
    @Sonic-Batman 2 месяца назад +4

    FRYDAY‼️‼️‼️

  • @Peabunutter
    @Peabunutter Год назад +1

    Speaking of watching all the videos, I clicked 'watch all' a few days ago, and I'm on the last few. I almost have this channel at 100% videos watched!

  • @_WalkingThunder
    @_WalkingThunder 3 года назад +374

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

    • @brianalvarez3992
      @brianalvarez3992 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 года назад +1

      Mime is the same. Fluff

    • @dj_kitsu5850
      @dj_kitsu5850 3 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

  • @452pokemaster
    @452pokemaster 3 года назад +562

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

    • @BlindFireTBOTB
      @BlindFireTBOTB 3 года назад +7

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

    • @BlueLife03
      @BlueLife03 3 года назад +3

      Ah jeez now he’s asked for that now

    • @user-sl1lx9sw1x
      @user-sl1lx9sw1x 3 года назад

      Lmao

  • @Elise-bc3gv
    @Elise-bc3gv 18 дней 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

  • @mrdogesfries_yt
    @mrdogesfries_yt 2 месяца назад +4

    Wow i remember watching this video 3 years ago and now… well matpats retiring 😢

  • @nobodyvirus1749
    @nobodyvirus1749 3 года назад +922

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

    • @Chr0mega
      @Chr0mega 3 года назад +33

      Do you think we count them individually

    • @nickwilson3499
      @nickwilson3499 3 года назад +19

      glow mask no the elves do that

    • @kingpiggins292
      @kingpiggins292 3 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

    • @TOPGoober
      @TOPGoober 3 года назад +1

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

    • @devonmccann8637
      @devonmccann8637 3 года назад +9

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

  • @Capstone2266
    @Capstone2266 3 года назад +287

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

    • @notricky1680
      @notricky1680 3 года назад +14

      McDonald's: * sweats profusely *

    • @chickentikka4383
      @chickentikka4383 3 года назад +4

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

    • @Auroraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
      @Auroraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 3 года назад +1

      I like your name and your icon The Yellow Toad

    • @Capstone2266
      @Capstone2266 3 года назад

      @@Auroraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Thank you, I like yours too.

  • @madelyn3245
    @madelyn3245 Год назад +1

    Huge theory fan! The first Food Theory episode I ever watched!

  • @gamegeekx
    @gamegeekx Год назад +9

    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.

  • @jameslawrence617
    @jameslawrence617 3 года назад +186

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

    • @chandy518
      @chandy518 3 года назад +22

      he's boutta turn into an english teacher

    • @mjc3206
      @mjc3206 3 года назад +15

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

    • @christopherjobin-official7440
      @christopherjobin-official7440 3 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 3 года назад +7

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

    • @EpikBirb
      @EpikBirb 3 года назад

      Arabfunny Theory

  • @nihilnothing
    @nihilnothing 3 года назад +2562

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

    • @adeleaslan8182
      @adeleaslan8182 3 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 3 года назад +11

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

    • @mikeconrad1183
      @mikeconrad1183 3 года назад +12

      Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom

    • @apocalypsediaries1219
      @apocalypsediaries1219 3 года назад +3

      @@mikeconrad1183 why

    • @raawesome3851
      @raawesome3851 3 года назад +4

      @@apocalypsediaries1219 why not?

  • @madison.12.
    @madison.12. 5 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @ryanwadewitz6608
    @ryanwadewitz6608 Год назад

    This is Toby Wade I think your videos are the best ever out of any RUclips channel thank you for making those videos

  • @peterbarlow5709
    @peterbarlow5709 3 года назад +714

    Who asked for this? Nobody.
    Who wanted this? Everybody.

    • @guilhermefranco2930
      @guilhermefranco2930 3 года назад

      Well, considering another guy already made a similar theory 10 months before...

    • @Humanresouces
      @Humanresouces 3 года назад

      @@guilhermefranco2930 who

    • @Fisk15
      @Fisk15 3 года назад

      I dip fries in ice cream and gravy

  • @Destinestinestiny
    @Destinestinestiny 3 года назад +187

    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 3 года назад +3

      Lol

    • @Alicia-or5tn
      @Alicia-or5tn 3 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 3 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 3 года назад

      Did you do that?

    • @MaraKeumi
      @MaraKeumi 3 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)

  • @ranjeet-_-
    @ranjeet-_- Год назад +2

    6:30 that was the perfect time and place to say jumbo lies

  • @AbsoluteNerd69
    @AbsoluteNerd69 Год назад

    This is the first vid I ever wached from Matt and then Just like that I watch every vid when there is a new one instantly

  • @bigguygamer733
    @bigguygamer733 3 года назад +476

    "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... :(

    • @samroy9153
      @samroy9153 3 года назад

      I’m probably gonna forget

    • @starling1226
      @starling1226 3 года назад +1

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

    • @chloemae5618
      @chloemae5618 3 года назад +2

      Same 😁

  • @FourthFall
    @FourthFall 3 года назад +263

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

    • @jep9092
      @jep9092 3 года назад +2

      Ikr

    • @DeepestRiver123
      @DeepestRiver123 3 года назад +1

      i would always get large every 30 minute break actually

    • @remixloki
      @remixloki 3 года назад

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

  • @Smilebutyellow
    @Smilebutyellow Год назад

    me and my friend memorized the fries song from the start and got on everybody's nerves at school. Now officially got a growing fan base, congrats MatPat-
    i feel like im doing food theory advertising for you, lolz

  • @Levo2007GN
    @Levo2007GN Год назад +2

    "mayo + ketchup + a bit of mustard" is top tier sauce

  • @eusoueu9230
    @eusoueu9230 3 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*

  • @MR.FREEDMAN
    @MR.FREEDMAN 3 года назад +406

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

    • @vinzcastro9304
      @vinzcastro9304 3 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.

  • @user-lv7rs3rk2z
    @user-lv7rs3rk2z 8 месяцев назад +2

    “This song hopefully won’t get flagged for copyright” (cue intro with 3 different mascots from different restaurants. Ik they are not real Restaurants I just thought it would be funny)

  • @NERRP2017
    @NERRP2017 Год назад +2

    I’ve always gotten medium fries and gotten the same amount and been happy with their size, and I mostly prefer Wendy’s as they have fresh fries now, and I love Wendy’s as my favorite fast food, and I always end up getting a few more in the medium anytime and the extras often sit on the bottom of the paper bag, and I’m sure we have the feeling we get when we watch food related stuff and then get the food for dinner later, and who would have thought Wendy’s would win for the lost fries

  • @davisharper6704
    @davisharper6704 3 года назад +227

    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 3 года назад +7

      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 3 года назад +5

      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 3 года назад

      O͜͡l͜͡i͜͡v͜͡e͜͡r͜͡ i͜͡s͜͡ p͜͡i͜͡s͜͡s͜͡e͜͡d͜͡ lol

    • @1mnot4rrogant90
      @1mnot4rrogant90 3 года назад +1

      Bojangles gives you A LOT

    • @jusey1
      @jusey1 3 года назад

      @@iamacatperson7226 Actually, Wendy's social media team would be making fun of all of the other fast food places for failing to beat them, let's be real here.

  • @isolof
    @isolof 3 года назад +1261

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

  • @Hydro00
    @Hydro00 Год назад +1

    This was so ridiculous.. I love it😂

  • @Maximara
    @Maximara Год назад +1

    I noticed that at one of the McDonalds in Las Cruces, NM they seemed to be intent on get as many fries in the parge container as possible. I might add that the "meal" combos throws the calculations off.

  • @iam3gion204
    @iam3gion204 3 года назад +376

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

  • @NickyTheSilliest
    @NickyTheSilliest 3 года назад +337

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

    • @MrBlorp-sf9ye
      @MrBlorp-sf9ye 3 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 3 года назад +4

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

    • @h3vrtst0rm
      @h3vrtst0rm 3 года назад +1

      FOR THE SCIENCE!!!

    • @kat_blue
      @kat_blue 3 года назад

      @@MrBlorp-sf9ye there's another typo

    • @MrBlorp-sf9ye
      @MrBlorp-sf9ye 3 года назад

      @@kat_blue fixed

  • @oceanelf2512
    @oceanelf2512 9 месяцев назад

    I have to get the small since I like a few fries, but just can't get through a larger order. Even getting through the small is hard enough.

  • @edex59
    @edex59 Год назад +13

    0:25 Yeah, I was like 5 when this song was the greatest trend or sm

  • @lucabralia5125
    @lucabralia5125 3 года назад +141

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

  • @kayleighlover100
    @kayleighlover100 3 года назад +459

    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 3 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 3 года назад +16

      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 3 года назад +4

      @@lucacuneo7218 varied between other Mc finalfs

    • @ilikeducksandbears43
      @ilikeducksandbears43 3 года назад

      ooooooooooooof

    • @marakaye4621
      @marakaye4621 3 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

  • @angiebear8727
    @angiebear8727 Год назад +1

    Worked at an Arby’s. Don’t know if they are all the same but as a manager I had to learn to eyeball how much each size weighed. BUT always gave nice people extra fries

  • @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.

  • @yalllouu1094
    @yalllouu1094 3 года назад +351

    *there's so many potatoes that Ireland is quaking.*

  • @loonify_beats
    @loonify_beats 3 года назад +491

    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 3 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 3 года назад +14

      CuddyTG lmao that happened to me too

    • @annagregory6197
      @annagregory6197 3 года назад +6

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

    • @CuddyTG
      @CuddyTG 3 года назад +2

      @@annagregory6197 lol I don't work there anymore

    • @annagregory6197
      @annagregory6197 3 года назад +2

      @CuddyTG **sad yeet**

  • @soledude8558
    @soledude8558 2 месяца назад +1

    The Theorists Eating Adventure Part 1 starts here, with MatPat as the main protagonist.

  • @mikethegoo
    @mikethegoo Год назад +3

    Don't worry, Mat. I'm sure you made Friday even more hated than it already was

  • @BattlestarGaraptica
    @BattlestarGaraptica 3 года назад +106

    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.

  • @galaxygaminghq9723
    @galaxygaminghq9723 3 года назад +530

    McDonald’s employee here, when the shift manager isn’t around I put 5 extra pieces of nuggets in the 20 piece, one day I’ll be caught..
    (Edit) my manager caught me, I was given a strike as of 8/1/20 during a morning shift 😭😭

  • @Icemansam44
    @Icemansam44 Год назад

    Matt if you could, could you a 1 fry 1 size comparison across the same franchise locations?

  • @michaelmata9171
    @michaelmata9171 Год назад

    I just watched this video, definitely worth a subscribe.

  • @jessicacopeland9066
    @jessicacopeland9066 3 года назад +1645

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

  • @imjustsomebunny
    @imjustsomebunny 3 года назад +270

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

  • @TheCatholicNerd
    @TheCatholicNerd 2 месяца назад

    1:33 those were the best toys ever. My mom still has the shake and a couple others. My kids like them now

  • @Neptune-vu9jk
    @Neptune-vu9jk 10 месяцев назад +2

    The start of a tasty food theory adventure