Since time immemorial, swine and bovine have shared a special bond. But the farmyard's puritanical mores always prevented that forbidden love from being properly consummated. Until now: Wendy's Baconator(TM).

Six strips of bacon -- yes, six strips of bacon -- provide the just released Baconator(TM)'s piggy essence, while two fresh-never-frozen quarter-pound beef patties form the foundation of this colossus. Further jazzing comes courtesy of American cheese, ketchup, and mayonnaise, itself a miracle of condiment science. The unsung hero of it all is Wendy's signature bun, which gently hugs this pile of luscious protein and prevents your hands from getting covered in Baconator(TM); bits, which would ultimately result in you unconsciously gnawing your own digits.

Six. Strips. Of bacon.

Though it's highly unlikely that there will ever be a more superior meat-wich than the Baconator(TM), Wendy's has thrown down the oven-mitt gauntlet, offering up the chance to win $25K and drive-thru menu immortality for the man who designs a better burger. Just think twice before suggesting other scandalous liaisons, because when it comes to the Duck, Duck, Gooseburger, the world simply isn't ready.

Click here to enter Wendy's burger-building contest for a chance at $25K and a Wendy's menu item of your own design