[B]Five Second Rule??[/B]

[phatbac]

some surfaces add more flavor than others

[Hemidakota]

How many of you observe the "five second" rule? If you drop food, like maybe a cookie and it lands on a normal floor, if you pick it up within 5 seconds and blow it off, is it still good to eat? I say yes.

Not even...I enjoy eating those lesser intelligence (microbiological identities).

I think Traveler can agree when we are in field [military], any food source eaten is still food for the stomach.

[Lbybug]

It depends. If it's sort of a sticky or "wet" food that will pick up dirt or hair, no. If it's a hard dry food, then sure. And only on my floor.

i pretty much agree with that. if i know how clean the surface that the item fell on was, that has a huge impact on whether or not i eat the dropped item. if it's something i have to wipe up with a cloth after it's dropped, i'll throw it away. but if i can just pick it up....sure, i'll eat it.

[Relentless]

Mythbusters looked at this "rule". They found that there is little if any difference in the amount of transference of bacteria from 2 seconds to 10 seconds. That said, the type of food dropped has a lot more to do with it. They dropped crackers and roast beef. The roast beef collected lots of bacteria, the crackers hardly any.

[MichaelCraig]

I love Myth Busters!!! They are insane..just like me. No I'm not..YES you ARE!!! No, I'm NOOOT!!! Oh..yes, clearly YOU ARE!!!! now QUIT. no, YOU quit!! NO! stop biting me!!!! YOU STOP BITING ME!!! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! :0

[rameumptom]

MC, didn't you work as Mythbusters' test dummie, Buster, for the first season or two?

[MichaelCraig]

I was Buster's stunt double on the shows that were too dangerous for him and that had stunts his contract did not cover. So, you recognized me! My cover's been blown.