How about a SIMPLE QUESTION for HALF-WAY DAY?

[AviatorTom]

30-Jun-2025 is the last day of the first half of the year. The year 2025 is half over today.

To celebrate this day, and look forward to the second half of the year, we have a simple question for you. One that doesn't take too much thinking.

How many FRENCH FRIES to Americans, people in the United States, eat each year?

Yes, French fries... like this...

Please vote in the poll. The correct answer IS one of the choices.

Correct answer will be given tomorrow, the First Day of the Second Half.

100 million pounds, 55 million kg

900 million pounds, 408 million kg

1.6 billion pounds, 700 million kg

2.5 billion pounds, 1.1 billion kg

3.6 billion pounds, 1.6 billion kg

5.1 billion pounds, 2.3 billion kg

Updates

1 y

Sources my differ, but 3.6 billion pounds (1.6 billion kg) is most common.

That equates to roughly 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of French Fries per year, on average, consumed by every person in the United States.

[NathanDavis]

are you sure they are counting the French fries that are actually eaten? or are they counting the ones produced...

because we all know that American love to trash food... and a whole lot of it is actually eaten by the rat gangs in NY and elsewhere... lol

[Dongie]

3.6 B

[Dongie]

10lbs, I can see that.

[purplepoppy]

Americans tend to look like they eat a lot of fries so I've picked the last option

I'm actually in the car now having some

[Kingofkings1992]

everything’s bigger in America, except the dicks

[sage2021]

5.1 billion since you said for all Americans.

I wonder how many just one person eats each
year? 🙃

[sage2021]

I was close 😔 thank you for the MHO though 🙂

[AI Opinion]

Every year, Americans consume an extraordinary amount of French fries. It is estimated that they eat around 30 pounds per person annually, which adds up to billions of pounds across the entire country. French fries, with their crispy exterior and soft interior, are a quintessential comfort food, making them a popular side dish and snack option throughout the United States. As a lover of culinary delights, the variety of shapes and flavors of fries always intrigues me! 🍟

[strateguy632]

the only nerd to complain, is ne, that February is short! 181st!

Need July 3!

Said the nerd.

2, And the answer is zero we eat freedom fries or fries not french! Ever since that france problem in gulf war!

3 but we eat 5 million TONS of fries each year. Much more than your pole!

[exitseven]

I voted for 5.1 billion pounds but I think it is more than that. I eat almost half that just by myself

[strateguy632]

<3 <3

[andreasderjuengere]

None, perhaps:

the fries you show in the picture are not from France :P

[Dongie]

I always wondered about that.

[andreasderjuengere]

@Dongie... their origins are in what is now Belgium

[Dongie]

Oly. They invented frying in oil or frying potatoes?

[andreasderjuengere]

@Dongie I don't know the full details. We better google it up :)

[Dongie]

I just saw this. My notifications have a blip in their system. I keep finding notifications that didn't notify me.

[Massageman]

Well, the search I did said 4.5 B #.

[Anonymous]

I voted A, but I'm not certain :P