Tag Archives: McDonald’s
Uber Elevate plans to deliver Big Macs by drone this summer
This McDonald’s Is Staffed by Bees
Sweden now has the world’s smallest McDonald’s restaurant. It may be tiny but it is packed with workers called drones, and has room to serve thousands of guests. They don’t make burgers and fries though. They have just one item on the menu: honey. That’s because it is filled with bees.
This fully-functional beehive is designed to look like a McDonald’s. I mean it looks exactly like the fast food restaurant, only in miniature. The McHive has all of the details of the real deal, including the iconic Golden Arches standing on the removable miniature rooftop, glass doors, full pane windows complete with promotional posters, railings, and even a couple of drive-thru windows.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz, I’m lovin’ it.
Of course, now there’s going to be a Burger Queen beehive that opens up across the street and the competition is going to be fierce. I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about it. Then there will be a Wendy’s, and before you know it Sweden is going to be overrun with fast-food beehives. Then the fattened-up bees and their miniature restaurants will take over the world, with no humans left to eat their honey.
[via Mike Shouts]
McDonald’s will use AI to automatically tweak drive-thru menus
This funky new font is made up entirely of brands
Justin Roiland is a totally chill, normal guy with a new video game
Wendy’s will deliver your next Baconator through DoorDash
This App Can Tell You When Your Local McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine is Busted
Every so often, a genius comes around with a revolutionary idea that changes the world overnight. Penicillin, the Polio Vaccine, the Internet are all fine, but they never answered life’s greatest question; is the McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine down?
Say hello to Ice Check, an app which allows users to update the status of local McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines. Just like Waze, or gas price apps, other users will bit the bullet and report the status of whether you’ll be able to get that McFlurry, or whether you’re stuck with a 6-piece McNugget.
I downloaded the app and the good news is that my nearest McDonald’s has a working machine, the bad news is that the nearest McDonald’s listed is 50 miles away. Bummer.
Available now on the iOS App Store for free. The app’s not on Android yet, guess they’re stuck playing the guessing game.
[ TheVerge ]
Junk technology: A ridiculous history of fast-food PR stunts
Japan Loves Hamburger Straws
Oh the Japanese, they love weird foodstuffs. The latest weird thing McDonald’s fans are up to in Japan is something called the Hamburger Straw. For some reason people buy those cheap McD’s burgers and them cram a straw through them.
It’s comforting to know that even in Japan, the burgers McDonald’s sells are kind of smooshed and gross looking. This reminds me more than a little of that episode of Spongebob Squarepants where he makes a toy from a Krabby Patty and straws, leading to a fight with Patrick.
This is a weird meme. I don’t get the draw. Seems like your drink straw would get filled with burger and that sounds really gross. Especially the people who stabbed the Big Mac. I don’t want special sauce in my straw.
[via Kotaku]