The Five-Second Rule

#1 05-10-2007, 09:40 PM

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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.

squirrely girl · #2 05-10-2007, 09:51 PM

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

- m

James · #3 05-10-2007, 10:00 PM

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

#4 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.

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

Drolefille · #5 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 · #6 05-11-2007, 01:14 AM

Dr. Know also debunked the 5-second rule.

CutiePie2000 · #7 05-11-2007, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by OTW

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.

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!