Starbucks announced that they’ll be releasing a new even larger cup size, the 30.9 ounce Trenta, topping their current Vente size by more than 10 ounces. Health conscious people have shown noticeable disdain for the unnecessarily large cup. The graphic above becomes less astonishing when you remember that the large drink size at every fast food place is 32 fl. ounces, which converts to 946 mL, or 30 mL larger than the Starbucks Trenta.
There are many unnecessarily large things in this world, not just when it comes to food. And not all of them come from Texas either, where everything is bigger.
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This one had to be on this list considering it was the beginning of oversized drink cups. Trenta meet your father the Double Big Gulp.
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Okay, this one did come out of Texas. It’s the 10 Gallon hat. There have been many recreations of this hat throughout history in cartoons and for sports fans. The best is from the Simpsons. It was one giant corn chip with 10 gallons of dip inside of it.
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Lighters were made to be portable. They fit neatly into your pocket, even if for some reason you’re wearing tight ass jeans. Than comes the gigantic lighter seen above that the editorial staff has witnessed firsthand at bars. It takes away all of the reasoning behind the original lighter.
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After a little more thought, giant burgers are not unnecessarily large because they bring us shows like ‘Man vs. Food.’ This burger from Mallie’s Sports Bar & Grill in Southgate, MI. weighs 185.6 pounds.
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Gargantuan every day items made into chairs.
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Once again another item’s original functionality in portability is taken away by some someone who wanted a bigger pen than his colleagues. This one also converts into a baseball bat.
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Snooki’s poof is BIG.
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Wacky wavy inflatable arm flailing tube men are distracting and large. Look at that picture above! He’s towering over that building!
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The ocean covers 70% of our planet and that’s way too much. Humans have explored less than 10% of the ocean. That’s entirely too much work, making it unnecessary. Lose some
