Among Us chicken nugget
The Among Us chicken nugget is a chicken nugget that was found in McDonald's' BTS Meal. It looked similar to the shape of one of the crewmates in Among Us. The nugget would be put on eBay, named "McDonald's Among Us shaped Nugget from BTS Meal". After the eBay page became popular online as an internet meme the nugget was eventually sold on eBay at the price of $99,997. Its popularity came from its strangeness and absurdity.
Background[edit]
The Among Us chicken nugget was first found in the BTS Meal. The BTS Meal was from when McDonald's collaborated with BTS, a k-pop band.[1] This BTS Meal had either nine or ten chicken nuggets.[2] It was put on eBay on May 28, 2021. Its price was $0.99. The item's description said that it would be frozen and air sealed. This was to make it stay fresh. If it wasn't fresh, it would soon expire. This is because the expiration date(or how long the food would last) was only 14 days.[3]
Two days later, the bids for the chicken nugget became $14,969. This made many other bidders come along. This would make the price rise even more. After 184 bids, the last price was reached. The final bid was $99,997.[4]
The Among Us chicken nugget is an example of pareidolia. Pareidolia is a phenomenon where something will look like something else, even when the two things aren't similar to each other.[5]
Internet attention[edit]
The nugget first became popular online after it was posted on the subreddit r/CrackheadCraigslist. It was called, "Among us chicken nugget from the McDonald's BTS meal [sic]". As of December 2022, the post has more than 8,400 upvotes.[6]
The nugget got more attention on June 1 2021. This was because the official Among Us Twitter account made a post about the auction.[7][8] The official Xbox Twitter account replied to this post, saying "For that price it must come with Szechuan Sauce". This was a reference to the sauce sold by McDonald's because of the demand by Rick and Morty fans(In the show, the sauce is mentioned in the episodeThe Rickshank Rickdemption). The original finder of the chicken nugget responded to Xbox by saying "Jokes on them" and "I have Szechuan and at buyer's request will ship some with the nugget."(meaning that they already have Szechuan sauce and they will give it to the buyer if they want it) In the same Twitter post, they also added an image with a box full of McDonald's Szechuan Sauce being added to the eBay post.[9]
Legacy[edit]
After the chicken nugget was sold for $99,997, it got large attention online and in the media. This was because of the huge price of the chicken nugget. The Verge,[10] The Guardian,[4] Rolling Stone,[11] CNET,[12] The Star[13] and ABC News all made articles on the chicken nugget.[14]
Guinness World Records[edit]
The Among Us chicken nugget was in the Guinness World Records 2023. It was put as the "most expensive chicken nugget sold at online auction".[15]
Child sex trafficking conspiracy theory[edit]
After the chicken nugget was sold, many TikTok accounts and QAnon people said that the Among Us chicken nugget was part of a conspiracy. The conspiracy said that money was being put into websites like eBay for child sex trafficking. The conspiracy also said that the "chicken nugget" was a code for the child sex trafficking. One person made the theory that "when people become aware of child sex trafficking, it is no longer hidden in plain sight"(meaning, when people become aware of child sex trafficking, it is very obvious).[16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Skrebels, Joe (2021-06-04). "An 'Among Us-Shaped' Chicken McNugget Just Sold for Nearly $100,000". IGN. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ Haasch, Palmer. "BTS McDonald's meal sauces and packaging are selling for more than double the sale price on eBay as fans race to collect the limited-edition collab". Insider. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ "McDonald's Among Us shaped Nugget from BTS Meal | eBay". web.archive.org. 2021-06-07. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2022-12-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "McDonald's chicken nugget shaped like Among Us character sells for $100,000". the Guardian. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ "Making Meaning Out of Snacks". www.ebayinc.com. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ "Among us chicken nugget from the McDonald's BTS meal". reddit.com.
- ↑ Thier, Dave. "An 'Among Us' Chicken Nugget From A BTS Meal Just Sold For An Insane Price". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ "there's a $34,443.43 among us chicken nugget on sale and i don't know how to feel about it??? but also?? i want it". twitter.com.
- ↑ Life, Nintendo (2021-06-04). "Random: So, Someone Just Bought An "Among Us Shaped" Chicken Nugget For Almost $100,000". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ Peters, Jay (2021-06-04). "A very sus chicken nugget shaped like an Among Us crewmate sells for $99,997 on eBay". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ Dickson, E. J.; Dickson, E. J. (2021-08-03). "A $100,000 Chicken McNugget Triggered a Child-Sex-Trafficking Conspiracy Theory". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ Kooser, Amanda. "McDonald's chicken nugget shaped like Among Us crewmate fetching $100,000 on eBay". CNET. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ Yeoh, Angelin. "Bids for ‘Among Us’ crewmate-shaped chicken nugget exceed US$39K online". The Star. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ "'Among Us' character shaped chicken nugget sells for nearly $100,000". ABC6. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ "Most expensive chicken nugget sold at online auction". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ Dickson, E. J.; Dickson, E. J. (2021-08-03). "A $100,000 Chicken McNugget Triggered a Child-Sex-Trafficking Conspiracy Theory". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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