A video showing Oreos withstanding prolonged blowtorch blasts has sparked alarm among viewers who question just how edible a seemingly flameproof substance could be.
The video, posted to X Friday, shows a line of oreos and a gloved hand holding a blowtorch. Each Oreo is subjected to a slightly longer blast than the iconic cookie before it. By the end of the line, the last Oreo is torched for 30 seconds. It's unclear if the remaining flames are coming from the Oreo or the burning wood it's set on.
J'espère que ils ont reconstruit notre dame en Oreo .... pic.twitter.com/e64NFOXNYY
— Greg_Patriot👽🐸🛸The Choice is yours (@Space_PatriQt17) December 19, 2024
Social media users shared concerns and memes over the product's surprising durability.
Wtf am I eating 😭
— Billy v Brown (@billyv_brown) December 20, 2024
People wondered what ingredients were that heat resistant, and doubted how suitable for consumption those ingredients are. "So... this seems like pretty compelling evidence that Oreos are NOT 'food,'" @MistersHomeRoom said.
"After seeing that I'm no longer eating Oreos," @Dippko proclaimed.
Users joked about what it would take to break down the cream-filled cookie.
"So the only way to digest Oreos is to take them to the fires of Mount Doom?" asked @BenjaminWHart.
"Only milk is its kryptonite," @TBabyCarrots joked.
Other commenters offered creative ideas for how to put Oreos to use if they are in fact as durable as the video suggests.
Hear me out pic.twitter.com/hPJFJAOWWp
— dinho (@7486Umar) December 20, 2024
NASA spent all that money developing the Heat Proof Tiles for the Space Shuttle and they could have just used Oreo's pic.twitter.com/Cbb3NSJpta
— Planekrazy (@48_enever) December 20, 2024
"So hear me out. Firefighter suits...made out of Oreos," @_blue42 suggested.
The well-established junk food has been the subject of controversy in the past, famously starting conversations with its experimental flavors including Key Lime Pie and Hot Chicken Wing.
It's unclear how seriously consumers will ultimately take the latest heated discourse on the iconic cookie.
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