Eating burgers is a messy business—something we've all come to accept. But if the "ideal" method revealed on Japanese variety show Honmadekka!? TV is as effective as reported, patty slippage and ingredient drippage could be a thing of the past!

The improved burger-eating technique was supposedly determined after a four-month study by experts in fluid mechanics, engineering, and dentistry that used a 3-D scan of a hamburger to understand how the particles in it interact when held.

Too good to be true? Maybe the sample animation at Serious Eats below will convince you!