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.
