McDonald’s Double Pounder – Heart Attack in a Package!

Published on August 14th, 2007

MONSTER-SIZED McDonald’s hamburgers stuffed with up to eight meat patties and nine slices of cheese have been slammed as “a heart attack waiting to happen”. Some of the fast-food chains sell super-sized Quarter Pounders, which contain about 220g of fat and 11,500kJ each, on request.

The “double pounder” is the equivalent of more than three days’ worth of fat for a grown man – or almost five Pizza Hut deep-pan Hawaiian pizzas or 45 Tim Tams.* At about $18, it is not listed on the menu, nor under nutritional information.

It has developed a cult following as a challenge for teenagers, after a video was posted online of a 17-year-old boy ploughing his way through the burger at a McDonald’s restaurant.

And here’s the video:

*Tim Tams are a chocolate biscuit made by Arnott’s Biscuits, Australia. A Tim Tam is composed of two layers of chocolate malted biscuit, separated by a light chocolate cream filling, and coated in a thin layer of textured chocolate. And this burger is equivalent to 45 of these? Holy crap!

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# 1 joshua said, on August 14th, 2007 at 12:38 pm

Ahhhhhhhhhh….nothing like a lite snack to tide you over until Mom makes dinner.

# 2 andy said, on August 14th, 2007 at 12:40 pm

i feel sick after watching that.

# 3 Misanthropic Scott said, on August 14th, 2007 at 12:41 pm

Supersize someone else please!! I’m not going near that thing. Of course, I live in NYC, so no reason to go to McD’s unless I’m somewhere on the road … and very very desperate.

# 4 Improbus said, on August 14th, 2007 at 12:46 pm

Sweet Jebus.

# 5 pedro said, on August 14th, 2007 at 12:47 pm

Liars. That thing cannot give you a heart attack! Now, if you deep fry it…

# 6 Tanqueray said, on August 14th, 2007 at 12:47 pm

Aaah my dreams have come true, this definetly surpasses the triple burger at wendies, mmmm i love bein an american. I wonder if they are gonna bring the supersize back.

# 7 OhForTheLoveOf said, on August 14th, 2007 at 12:51 pm

What is being served as food is terrifying… and while the contents of almost everything at McDonalds certainly makes the company guilty of at least being an accomplice in thousands upon thousands of negligent homicides, it surely isn’t these egregious fast food that we should fear most.

The everyday food we rely on is tainted. Industrial farming is replacing the healthy whole foods our grandparents ate with toxic chemical combinations that are slowly destroying our quality of life.

# 8 Raff said, on August 14th, 2007 at 12:53 pm

If it doesn’t have 3 slices of bacon between each patty then forget it.

# 9 GigG said, on August 14th, 2007 at 1:03 pm

#7 You know people died of food borne illness even back in your grandparents day. Is junk food bad for you? Of course it is but the silly “All Natural” food movement isn’t perfect either.

It’s just a matter of time before there is a rash of food borne illness that can be tracked back to it.

# 10 Jägermeister said, on August 14th, 2007 at 1:56 pm

There’s nothing like a burger.

# 11 Jägermeister said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:01 pm

[Forgot to comment hhopper's video...]

I would like to see the boy’s cholesterol levels after a month… okay, a week… of just eating burgers like that one…

# 12 OhForTheLoveOf said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:01 pm

#9 – Well… Okay… Get with me later if I ever talk about food bourne illnesses… But I’m not talking about that now.

# 13 chuck said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:03 pm

Would you like fries with that?
And a diet coke please!

# 14 Elvis Ripley said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:07 pm

That is about 2700 calories in case you were interested.

# 15 pedro said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:12 pm

#7 yeah, like the tobacco companies. Shees, get a grip! No wonder people follow sicko man

#13 that’s important. Otherwise, I’ll gain some pounds

# 16 Jägermeister said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:14 pm

#13 – Chuck – And a diet coke please!

LOL

# 17 doug said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:24 pm

for those who never want to crap again. or never stop. YMMV.

# 18 KVolk said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:28 pm

What’s for dessert?

# 19 Mike said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:39 pm

Wow. I love tim-tams, but I could never eat 45 of them (I can’t even manage 5 they’re that rich).
Anyone attempting this burger SHOULD have a heart attack simply to remove their stupidity and gluttony from our gene pool.

# 20 stew said, on August 14th, 2007 at 2:46 pm

Aint that America. I love it.

# 21 Angel H. Wong said, on August 14th, 2007 at 3:54 pm

Next time, use lean meats such as kangaroo, ostrich or horse.

# 22 hhopper said, on August 14th, 2007 at 4:58 pm

Angel you nutritionist bastard!

# 23 Olo Baggins of Bywater said, on August 14th, 2007 at 4:59 pm

Sure, 2500 calories, but the majority of them are going to flow right through, if you know what I mean.

Good think I never thought of that when I was working for McD while going to school. We made plenty of quad cheeseburgers, but not with quarter pounder patties.

I want to see someone eat a quad McRib.

# 24 OvenMaster said, on August 14th, 2007 at 5:19 pm

See, I’m a Wendy’s Triple man, but all the Wendys’ in my half of the state went bankrupt and closed last month when the state had the gall to demand that the franchisee pay his unpaid business taxes.

This leaves McDonald’s, but at $18, I think I’ll wait for a discount coupon.

# 25 hhopper said, on August 14th, 2007 at 6:06 pm

Just buy four double quarter pounders and combine.

# 26 Slappy said, on August 14th, 2007 at 6:09 pm

#13 I always get the diet drink when I eat fast food, I don’t want the sugar.

# 27 John Paradox said, on August 14th, 2007 at 6:42 pm

I would never have guess the Dagwood Sandwich would look like a kiddie’s meal.

J/P=?

# 28 Fortuna Cooks said, on August 14th, 2007 at 7:22 pm

Mc Donalds food always reminds me of dogfood !

# 29 Cursor_ said, on August 15th, 2007 at 1:39 am

Of course it is interesting to note that people will go to an upscale restaurant. While there will pay well over 100 dollars to gorge on butter, cream, pate, wine and other caloric laden food and not THINK a thing about it.

The majority of people will do the same on Thanksgiving. Stuffing themselves with calorie rich foods til they need to sleep.

But for some ODD reason when Mc Donalds provides this kind of caloric overload then out comes the food police in people saying it is wrong, it makes me sick, I would NEVER do that and on and on and on.

Next time you are looking for the extra slice of cheesecake, after having apple pie and a piece of that pumpkin with whipped cream, think of this burger.

Cursor_

# 30 pedro said, on August 15th, 2007 at 4:38 am

#29 touche!

# 31 David K said, on August 15th, 2007 at 4:47 am

Hey #7….you talk as if no one has a FREAKING CHOICE as to what the hell they cram down their pie-holes on a daily basis. McDonald’s is an accomplice in thousands of negligent homicides? Check your nut-bag agenda!

People make choices every single day. They can choose to have a fatty, nasty burger that they KNOW is not healthy, or they can opt for the salad. It’s not as if the minimum wage teenager behind the counter is holding a .45 to their head, telling them to get the burger.

There is nothing wrong with McDonald’s, or the fast food industry. They are models of capitalism and prosperity. What’s really wrong here are people such as yourself who seem hell-bent on alleviating any shred of blame from people and their choices. If people want to eat that shit, then by god let ‘em! But it’s not McDonald’s fault if they can’t manage to mix in some fresh greens or a granola bar every so often.

But hey….you’re entitled to your opinion. So more power to yoy in trying to legislate good eating habits. Let’s throw some tax money at the morbidly obese, shall we? After all, it’s not their fault, right?

# 32 iGlobalWarmer (YOY) said, on August 15th, 2007 at 5:01 am

#23 – I worked fast food as a kid too. We did one once layered like this, chicken pattie, cheese, 2 burger patties, cheese, shaved ham, cheese, bacon, cheese. Took a long time to eat.

I lived near a bar where they cooked a special 2 lb burger that had a specially made oversize bun. If you could eat it in an hour you could have it free. They didn’t give many away but I was there when a guy who went about 4 bills, ate two of them in one sitting.

# 33 Jim said, on August 15th, 2007 at 5:28 am

I would rather eat the 45 Tim Tams

# 34 TIHZ_HO said, on August 15th, 2007 at 6:07 am

Everyone assumes that China has the most people…only when you look at the headcount.

However…

If one compares the body mass of 300 million Americas to the 1.3 billion Chinese, America wins! WooHoo!

Cheers

# 35 ECA said, on August 15th, 2007 at 6:35 am

34,
THAT I can dought… 10:1 is a BIG number..And I THINk the Last pop count for China was 3 billion…

# 36 joshua said, on August 15th, 2007 at 7:01 am

#28…Fortuna Cooks….I don’t know about you, but after the FIRST time something tasted like dog food, I wouldn’t try it again. But, that assumes I KNOW what dog food tastes like.

# 37 Mr. Fusion said, on August 15th, 2007 at 7:10 am

#31, David,

Geeze, did they teach you Economic Systems in Grade 10 last year? Cripes, give it a rest and grow up.

# 38 Mr. Fusion said, on August 15th, 2007 at 7:16 am

#32, iHotAir(YOY)

A friend took me to this restaurant when we visited his home town. Same deal, eat this huge one pounder burg and another plate heaped with fries and it’s free. I almost did it. It was the bun that filled me up.

When I was late teens early 20s most buffets had signs outside telling me I wasn’t welcome. Who would have believed a skinny guy like me could have put away so much. Now that the AARP is sending me letters, I look at a buffet table and get full.

# 39 B. Dog said, on August 15th, 2007 at 7:35 am

Somebody at Gizmodo thinks Bill Gates is involved with this bloatware.

# 40 iGlobalWarmer (YOY) said, on August 15th, 2007 at 8:04 am

#38 – tell me about it. I can barely make 1 plate at Thanksgiving now. Frustrating. In my twenties, I could do 3 plates full followed by half a pie and I stayed right at 130.

# 41 OhForTheLoveOf said, on August 15th, 2007 at 8:38 am

#31 – Hey #7….you talk as if no one has a FREAKING CHOICE as to what the hell they cram down their pie-holes on a daily basis.

No I don’t. Read my post carefully, and remember that unlike most Americans, I tend to use English as my language of choice.

I know there is a natural tendency among the mass of the population to reject any message that threatens their comfort, and food is one big comfort zone…

We all like to take pride in our unwavering individuality and free thinking. We make our own choices and are masters of our own destiny, or say we say. If only that were true.

In reality we consume massive quantities of food that we take for granted as being healthy because our corporate masters say it is. Despite our best efforts and intentions, we fall prey to deceptive marketing and unhealthy foods even as we try and eat healthy.

And whatever you do… don’t be poor… because now you really don’t have a choice. The poor are beset by the most unhealthy choices of all, often made entirely of starches or wholly unnatural foods.

Our food is not typically grown on farms anymore, it’s often manufactured in factories by chemical companies. But you just go on extolling the virtues of unfettered capitalism. After all, your health and the health of your children is in the good hands of the board of directors.

# 42 Brandon said, on August 15th, 2007 at 9:40 am

I’d understand if several people shared that one burger. But for one person! I’m fat and I don’t eat THAT much.

# 43 hhopper said, on August 15th, 2007 at 2:11 pm

I want another two pounder!

# 44 Angel H. Wong said, on August 15th, 2007 at 3:00 pm

#43

Your kids?

# 45 Wesley Hetrick said, on August 15th, 2007 at 9:04 pm

Holy crapzors!!!! I thought the double quarter pounder was nuts!

# 46 TIHZ_HO said, on August 16th, 2007 at 12:52 am

35 ECA
THAT I can doubt… 10:1 is a BIG number..And I THINk the Last pop count for China was 3 billion…

Uh well, China has actually 1.3 billion, India is a close second at 1.2b with Indonesia catching up with America for the number third spot at 250mil.

ECA, If you compare any Chinese elevator plate showing max number of persons & weight (posted over the buttons) to an American one you would get my meaning! LOL!

WARNING: Better keep a look out at the American Mid-West as America is at risk of folding in half with the east and west coasts clapping together! America collapses from within!

So if American fat food, uh farts food, uh FAST food chains are being bought out by parties in the Middle East they are up to no good!

Cheers

# 47 TIHZ_HO said, on August 16th, 2007 at 12:53 am

35 ECA
THAT I can doubt… 10:1 is a BIG number..And I THINk the Last pop count for China was 3 billion…

Uh well, China has actually 1.3 billion, India is a close second at 1.2b with Indonesia catching up with America for the number third spot at 250mil.

ECA, If you compare any Chinese elevator plate showing max number of persons & weight (posted over the buttons) to an American one you would get my meaning! LOL!

WARNING: Better keep a look out at the American Mid-West as America is at risk of folding in half with the east and west coasts clapping together! America collapses from within!

So if American fat food, uh farts food, uh FAST food chains are being bought out by parties in the Middle East they are up to no good!

Cheers

# 48 TIHZ_HO said, on August 16th, 2007 at 12:55 am

Gee – How did that post twice?

Sorry!

# 49 ECA said, on August 16th, 2007 at 2:25 am

OK…
5:1…

# 50 Bob said, on August 20th, 2007 at 5:31 am

Im a skinny 49kg 15 year old, and i managed to do a pounder two times (hoping to fatten myself, but wasnt successful =( ), but a double pounder is ridiculous… that gives u approx 432% of RDI of saturated fat according to Australian statistics. You cant even fit it in your mouth!

# 51 TIHZ_HO said, on August 23rd, 2007 at 7:59 pm

My wife is Chinese and when we lived in the States for 11 months she had to really watch her weight which never happened in China. She puts it down to what Americans eat.

I figure genetics also has something to do with it as well as Asians are predisposed to being thin and Non Asians are predisposed to being…big!

She coming from China her body is not used to the Western diet so for her she gains weight even though a lot of Chinese food is deep fried and most is high in fats and oils so one would think everyone in China should be a Tubby Two Tons – but they are not.

I am not Asian BUT I can gain weight on Chinese food but not as fast as with Western food though so WTF, wouldn’t what happens to my wife happen to me? : / Confused….

Cheers

# 52 Bud Wise Heir said, on August 24th, 2007 at 1:13 am

The solution’s simply — gh0d, you people are so slow!

Avoid fatty foods, DRINK LOTS OF BEER!

Preferably Icehouse, if you like swill that tastes fairly mmmkay, and you want to get drunk NOW.

# 53 Daniel said, on August 24th, 2007 at 2:15 am

I feel skinner already not eating it =/

# 54 kerry francis said, on September 3rd, 2007 at 9:03 am

Looks similar in appearance and size to the famous Winnipeg Beach Whatsaburger

# 55 abel2468 said, on January 23rd, 2008 at 12:19 pm

even if i tried to eat it i wouldnt be able to because its just so big an I cant eat all that fat. only a person who hasn’t eaten for days would only eat that.

# 56 Caiden said, on January 10th, 2009 at 4:18 am

I am 14 and i ate one of these!! Yes thats right a 14 year old eating 8 slices of meat, 9 slices of cheese and it was a meal!

Did i have a heart attack??

NOPE!!

# 57 NW said, on March 14th, 2009 at 8:50 pm

a near 3000calorie sandwich….

Sounds like half a meal for Michael Phelps!!!!

# 58 Dave in St. Louis said, on August 25th, 2009 at 11:13 am

For all the people complaining about American food and American eating habits, the kid (he was 17) in the video is an Australian.

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