Can Fast Food Restaurants Actually Make Burgers That Look Like The Ads?

Can Fast Food Restaurants Actually Make Burgers That Look Like The Ads?

Most humans have accepted that fast food burgers will never look as good in real life as they do in commercials and advertisements. Those puffed-up buns, saliva-inducing patties, perfectly melted cheese and wonderfully dressed greens are all disgustingly limp in real life. But we eat them anyway! But what if you asked the fast food restaurants to try a little harder? Could they make a burger look like the advertisements?

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MediocreFilms went to McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and Jack in the Box and asked them to make a burger that looked like their advertisements. Surprisingly, they all did a pretty good job. It wasn’t always a perfect recreation, but it was certainly better than the disappointing flaccid reality of the first go around. With some tender love and care, even a fast food burger can look yummy in real life.

Can Fast Food Restaurants Actually Make Burgers That Look Like The Ads?

Can Fast Food Restaurants Actually Make Burgers That Look Like The Ads?

Can Fast Food Restaurants Actually Make Burgers That Look Like The Ads?


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