This may sound like a conspiracy idea, but Big Hedgehog – or more precisely, big hedgehog heads – is responsible for the appearance of McFlurries. For those who are unfamiliar, McFlurries are soft-scoop ice cream sold at McDonald’s when their machines actually work.
That is not a joke; the ice cream machines are so faulty that the feds have lately looked into them. They arrive in a cup with a top that is just big enough to shove your spoon in when they really served and not confiscated by the feds for further investigation.
This was not the original design, and some older McDonald’s fans may recall that there was a lot more room at the top before 2006 to get that sweet, sweet ice cream out. Hedgehogs were frequently getting their lovely tiny heads trapped within the McFlurry tubs while attempting to receive a treat, which was the basis for the design change.
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society lobbied for the adjustment, and McDonald has changed the entrance smaller in 2006 to prevent hedgehogs from getting their heads stuck inside. Unfortunately, the problem has not been completely solved by the design change.
In 2017, Larkmead Vets said on Facebook, “This poor little hedgehog had a visit to us at the weekend after becoming stuck in a McFlurry lid.” “He had to be anaesthetized to have his wounds cleansed, made when he was attempting to escape after Nurse Poppy took the lid off! Please be careful where you throw your garbage because sweet odors can be quite tempting to animals. Thankfully, he has recovered completely and is once again snuffling around.”
In essence, your McFlurry has the appearance it does because hedgehogs are imprisoned inside it, but they are so anxious to get to the ice cream that they continue to become stuck. If you do not properly dispose of your packaging, it could end up as an unsightly hat for a hungry hedgehog.
Harold was so desperate for a bite of the delicious delicacy that he managed to cram his entire head through the opening in the lid. The hedgehog was attempting to cross a road with the lid covering his face when a worried member of the public came across him. He was taken to Larkmead Vets in Didcot, Oxfordshire, and escaped with only a minor neck scratch.
