The McMap, A Picture Worth a Thousand Calories

by Katherine Gustafson · 2009-10-14 06:00:00 UTC
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Behold, a map of the distance to the nearest McDonald's all across this great country of ours, created by Stephen Von Worley at Weather Sealed.

Wow, I know there's a McDonald's on virtually every corner, but it takes the stunning visual to bring home that we really are awash in a tidal wave of cheap hamburgers.

This might as well be an illustration of our obesity epidemic or the greenhouse gases burped forth by our meat-manic, transport-crazy food chain (though come to think of it, that would light up the West much more; you might just envision a solid-orange United States).

In other McDonald's news, according to the UK's Telegraph, they're putting one in the shopping area below the Louvre, to the horror of all French people and art lovers everywhere. To celebrate its 30th anniversary in France, McDonald's is opening its 1,142nd French restaurant in the underground Carrousel du Louvre, mere footsteps from the arts of the ages.

It is all summed up by this photo of a McDonald's in Sarawak, Malaysia:

The phone number is 1300-13-1300. I knew it! McDonald's is just our bad luck.

Photos courtesy of Stephen Von Worley and tsechuen on flickr.

Katherine Gustafson is a freelance writer and editor with a background in international nonprofit organizations.
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