--- description: A YouTube user pours molten copper on top of a McDonald's Big Mac, producing some stomach-turning results. title: Here's the Horrifying Thing That Happens When You Pour Molten Copper on a Big Mac image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's the Horrifying Thing That Happens When You Pour Molten Copper on a Big Mac  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 11, 2016 10:40 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 11, 2016 10:40 PM CUT Most people don’t go out to eat with the intention of conducting a [science experiment](http://time.com/3755007/iphone6-lava-lamp/ "undefined") on their order, but [Tito4re](https://www.youtube.com/user/21nal "undefined") is not most people. In his latest video, the YouTube user pours molten copper on top of a [McDonald’s](http://time.com/4242048/mcdonalds-cadbury-creme-egg-mcflurry/ "undefined") [Big Mac](http://time.com/4209169/mcdonalds-new-kale-salad-has-more-calories-than-a-big-mac/ "undefined"), producing some stomach-turning results. The blazing hot metal seems to have little effect on the fast food giant’s famous burger, barely damaging it before rolling off the side. **Read More:** [Watch What Happens When This Man Pours Molten Copper on a Snow Globe](http://time.com/4162652/man-pours-molten-copper-on-snow-globe/ "undefined") This isn’t the first time Tito4re has tried to melt something down with molten copper. His [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/21nal "undefined") is chock full of videos of him dumping the substance on everyday items such as a [tennis ball ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r1NtANXN8E "undefined")and an [apple](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLa-4dBJSkw "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4256294/molten-copper-poured-on-mcdonalds-big-mac/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4256294/molten-copper-poured-on-mcdonalds-big-mac/"},"headline":"Here's the Horrifying Thing That Happens When You Pour Molten Copper on a Big Mac","datePublished":"2016-03-11T22:40:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:54.197Z","description":"Who wants McDonald's?","url":"https://time.com/4256294/molten-copper-poured-on-mcdonalds-big-mac/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","Mcdonald's","Fast Food"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4256294/molten-copper-poured-on-mcdonalds-big-mac/","name":"Here's the Horrifying Thing That Happens When You Pour Molten Copper on a Big Mac"}}]}] ```