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Unregistered-

05-10-2007 09:40 PM

The Five-Second Rule

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A COUPLE of weeks ago I saw a new scientific paper from Clemson University that struck me as both pioneering and hilarious.

Accompanied by six graphs, two tables and equations whose terms include “bologna” and “carpet,” it’s a thorough microbiological study of the five-second rule: the idea that if you pick up a dropped piece of food before you can count to five, it’s O.K. to eat it.

I first heard about the rule from my then-young children and thought it was just a way of having fun at snack time and lunch. My daughter now tells me that fun was part of it, but they knew they were playing with “germs.”

For me I think it'd depend on the type of food, how hungry I really was, the availability of a replacement for said dropped food...or how many beers I've already had. :o

squirrely girl

05-10-2007 09:51 PM

i only ever matters if its 'wet' food or if i can blow it off. yay five seconds!

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James

05-10-2007 10:00 PM

If its got "stuff" on it. . . no.

Unregistered-

05-10-2007 10:06 PM

It's funny because I saw my friend tell her french fry "God Bless Germs" as it fell out of the bucket and onto the bar top. :eek:

Um, I used to clean those bar tops with rags that are all kinds of colors.

Drolefille

05-10-2007 10:19 PM

Mythbusters busted the 5-second rule, I don't care myself if it's not a "wet" item.

kdonline

05-11-2007 01:14 AM

Dr. Know also debunked the 5-second rule.

CutiePie2000

05-11-2007 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by OTW (Post 1444980)

For me I think it'd depend on the type of food, how hungry I really was, the availability of a replacement for said dropped food...or how many beers I've already had. :o

In addition to the above cited criteria, it would also depend on the floor surface. If I dropped food in my own home, no problem. In a gas station public washroom or shopping mall public washroom, hell no!

squirrely girl

05-11-2007 01:26 AM

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh screw it. god made dirt and dirt don't hurt. i've got a pretty healthy immune system. i personally believe in the exersize concept of immune systems. you need to give it something to do every now and then or it gets freaky and takes issue with peanuts, hates pollen, and can't fight off super bugs. yay dirt.

*the views expressed above are not medically informed!

ZeroCool

05-11-2007 04:24 PM

If it's my home, I don't care. Otherwise... it really depends on the situation. If I'm really starving (or inebriated), then I usually don't care!

AlexMack

05-12-2007 12:46 AM

It's not dirty till it hits the floor twice!

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