See the reactions of these kids in the video? THAT'S WHY. Suck it, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. (P.S. I want those Spongebob toys. All of them. Not even kidding.) [Youtube via Joshua Clements]

If you haven't seen the original video of a McDonald's Happy Meal lasting six months with no perceivable decay, you should! Then watch this video a Gizmodo/Consumerist commenter made that shows a much more likely—and humorous—outcome.

McDonald's has replied to the incorruptible Happy Meal experiment. Somewhere, a team of clown black ops are getting ready to kill us all. The short answer: Our burgers get mold too—under the right humidity conditions! The long answer:

Sally Davies bought a McDonald's Happy Meal on April 26, 2010. She placed it on her coffee table, uncovered, and took photos every day for six months. This video shows the results, which are quite scary. Updated: McDonald's official reply.

You may think the weird Happy Meal bundling came during the '80s, but McDonalds was already busy making sure kids got their fix of movie-promotion McNuggets by 1979. Today is a good day to supersize.

On its own, the Hello Kitty McDonalds watch is yet another landfill-bound plastic chotchke. Not very green thinking. Luckily, Instructables has put together a handy how-to for turning yours into a cool custom timepiece.