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[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a small burger my guy

Then again I'm 6'4" so maybe my perspective is skewed

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

You're just looking at it from a different angle, that's all

[–] UsernameLost@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm 6'2", wouldn't refer to it as a casual snack. When I hear casual snack, I'm thinking like an orange or a protein bar or something, not a whole-ass burger. Yeah, it's not massive, but not a small snack either

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An orange weighs about 150 grams on average

A mcdouble is about 165

So yeah, casual snack

[–] beetus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Weird comparison.

A mcdouble is about 400 calories. Whereas a 150g orange is about 75.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago

Not at all, they're about the same size and mass

We don't eat based exclusively off caloric value and you know it