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underpants

(196,932 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:21 PM Apr 4

Mayonnaise is now considered a musical instrument 🎶

YES, PATRICK—MAYONNAISE IS AN INSTRUMENT AS HELLMAN'S STUDY ANSWERS SPONGEBOB QUESTION

Twenty-five years ago, SpongeBob SquarePants' Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke) raised an important question that is hotly debated to this very day: “Is mayonnaise an instrument?"

"What actually matters when determining whether something is a musical instrument," according to the study, "is whether than object can produce or modify sound in a controlled and intentional way."

“It’s a question that’s been around for years, but no one’s really tried to answer it properly," added Smith. "Seeing people actually make music with mayonnaise and turning it into a real track has been wild. It shouldn’t work, but somehow it does. We’re bringing a new texture to music!"

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/hellmanns-answers-iconic-spongebob-question-about-mayonaise-as-instrument

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Mayonnaise is now considered a musical instrument 🎶 (Original Post) underpants Apr 4 OP
Hellman sure made a bundle. bucolic_frolic Apr 4 #1
The hazards of Duke's? NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 4 #2
Hellmann, you've got a nice rhythm there underpants Apr 4 #3
That was positively emulsifying. Intractable Apr 4 #4
🏆 underpants Apr 4 #6
If you could create music from a meat patty, a bun, and pickles DBoon Apr 4 #5
the question is - KT2000 Apr 4 #7

bucolic_frolic

(55,535 posts)
1. Hellman sure made a bundle.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:29 PM
Apr 4

Can his heirs copyright the sound? Or does the musician own it? Somebody better lawyer up.

DBoon

(25,092 posts)
5. If you could create music from a meat patty, a bun, and pickles
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:05 PM
Apr 4

You could have a hamburger symphony

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