We brought in a can and took to the kitchen table to begin the experiment.
We measured 2m and decided if the unthinkable happened and the can did actually hold 14m we would create seven lines.
We began laying out each individual piece of spaghetti in front of us.
It was a much quicker process than I thought and soon we had raced to the halfway mark with three and a half lines in front of us.
I then looked back at the pile of spaghetti we still had left and I admit at this point I thought they were going to be in real trouble.
I thought they were going to have to openly apologise to the country for misleading us in their advertising.
Anyway, we kept on trucking and as we got closer and closer to the seventh line I looked back on the pile of spaghetti again and started to question why I was so negative.
With the amount left, Wattie's were going to cruise past the 14m mark and that is exactly what they did.
We ended up with nine and a half lines, making 19m of spaghetti.
I was about to get on to the phone to Wattie's and congratulate them when we realised we had actually used the wrong type of can.
The one we had used did not have "14m of fun" on the front which meant it was not part of the new marketing campaign.
We rushed to the supermarket brought the correct can and went through the whole process again.
Luckily for Wattie's once again we reached the 14m with ease but this time we only had 17m of spaghetti in the can.
This meant though the new cans over delivered they actually under delivered when compared to the older stock.
I got on the phone and spoke to the managing director Mike Pretty about this unbelievable two metre difference.
Mr Pretty reassured me that there was variation across all cans but all are over 14m.
"The way we make spaghetti is similar to how you do it at home, there is a lot of variability in each of the links."
When I told him we had got over the 14m in both cans he was very relieved to say the least.
"I was nervous for a moment there. I thought you were going to ring up and say you only found 2m worth."
He said the key for him was that they over delivered in both of the cans that we brought.
"It is marvellous, we have over delivered on our promises and it is great a lot of people are having fun with our product. It is very positive to see and a huge credit to Wattie's."
I can now confidently congratulate Wattie's on their new marketing campaign as they have successfully served up more than the truth.