McDonald's fans have been thrown into turmoil this week after the classic plastic McFlurry spoon was tossed out in favour of a more environmentally friendly wooden spoon. This led to plenty of discussion about the structure of the original spoon, which came with a hole at the top.
Many diners naturally assumed this design was intended so that the spoon could work as a straw, allowing people to suck through the hollow point, just as they would with a milkshake. It turns out, however, that this has a very different purpose, and is in fact there to help out the McDonald's worker serving your food.
For those who don't know, the hollow spoon is intended to be attached to the McFlurry machine, allowing workers to get the beloved ice cream dessert perfectly mixed.
One social media user exclaimed: "Bro, when I first had a McFlurry when I was like 10 I thought it was a straw."
Even those who've seen behind the scenes were left surprised, with one employee confessing: "I work for Maccies and somehow just found this out."
This isn't the first time this fact has left people astonished. A couple of years back, a McDonald's worker shared footage of the McFlurry machine in action, explaining to baffled customers why exactly 'you can't drink out of a McFlurry spoon'.
In the informative clip, the employee could be seen popping the spoon through the lid, right in the centre of the McFlurry, attaching this to a machine using a square opening right at the top. The machine could then be seen spinning the spoon around, ensuring the chocolate and ice cream were mixed together as they should.
One amazed person commented, 'Wow! You just solved one of my entire life mysteries', while another gasped, "Well that explains it after all these years."
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