Yes, indeed those are french fries. Real, greasy, slices of fried potato, that do in fact mold over time. Just ask my family who let me turn our kitchen into my own private french fry testing zone. Why, you might ask? To make a ball gown of course! First I tried stitching them together with embroidery thread, but they eventually ripped, next I tried hot glue, but grease and hot glue get along about as well as a band geek and the homecoming queen, in other words they just won't stick together. Then I tried stringing them onto wire post baking, but they just crumbled on impact. Countless trials and french fries later, I found the perfect formula. Bake them for 2 minutes on low heat, and then before they cool entirely string them onto  strips of wire (that are already molded into their intended final shape), then proceed to bake for 4-6 more minutes or until your home begins to smell more like a McDonald than your mom's favorite air freshener. Now do that about 500 more times and wrap the strips around some kind of base. While this process is long and tedious, it does have one major perk. By the time you're done you will never want to look at, god forbid consume, another french fry, let me tell you aversion therapy works like a charm. I'm just improving nutrition, one french fry ball gown at a time.