First we're told that Subway's $5 footlong sandwiches aren't actually 12-inches.
Now, we're told that Nabisco is scamming the cookie-loving public with their 'Double Stuf' Oreos.
A high school teacher in upstate New York was having trouble making math connect for some of his students in a "Consumer Math" course ... so he decided to break down something that really matters: Oreo stuffing.
(<a href="http://consumerist.com/2013/08/20/high-school-students-blow-the-lid-off-oreos-double-stuf-theres-only-1-86-times-the-stuf/" target="_blank">source</a>)
The students broke up into groups to examine the cookies. They measured the height and weight of the cookies. They also weighed the wafer part of the cookies to deduct the cream filling weight.
From there on out it was a matter of crunching the numbers: The students found that the Double Stuf Oreos are only 1.86 times the size of regular Oreos, while the Megas clocked in at 2.68 times the size of regular Oreos. Of course, there's no specific expectation of the exact measurements required to dub something Mega, but interesting nonetheless.
By every definition, 'Double' Stuf Oreos are not, in fact, double:
- Predeterminer
Twice as much or as many.
- Adverb
At or to twice the amount or extent: "you have to be careful, and this counts double for older people".
- Noun
A thing that is twice as large as usual or is made up of two standard units or things.
- Pronoun
A number or amount that is twice as large as a contrasting or usual number or amount: "he paid double and had a room all to himself".
- Verb
Become twice as much or as many.
So, what does Nabisco thing about the school experiment?
A Nabisco spokeswoman denied Anderson's claims, saying the Double Stuf Cookie does indeed contain "double the Stuf, or creme filling, when compared with our base, or original Oreo cookie."
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