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The 5 Second Rule

Monday, August 06, 2007

                                                       
Ok so we have always heard the saying if your food falls on the ground it’s ok to eat if it’s been less than 5 seconds (a.k.a. the 5 second rule), but how true is this? Fact or Fiction? After a little research my discoveries where (not surprisingly) FACT germs do collect on food at the moment of contact…however the longer it sits the more bacteria will collect, some food are more prone to germs faster such as bread as opposed to a hard candy, but in the end if you drop it you probably shouldn’t eat it. Do you live by the 5 second rule?
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latinaruiz90 wrote:
1) 8/6/2007 5:05:23 PM
This is very true food collects bacteria the moment it comes out of packaging so if you drop it on the floor thats 10 times worse you shouldn't eat it.
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Becc wrote:
2) 8/6/2007 11:15:00 PM
i do live by the 5 ssecond rule even though some people say that it is wrong!
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Busskee wrote:
3) 8/7/2007 12:17:31 PM
I don't believe in that rule .. It's gross. 5 seconds or not.. if it falls just leave it.
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CarTe wrote:
4) 8/7/2007 6:13:27 PM
I have two dogs, so it is rare that I have a 5-second rule opportunity! If I could, I probably wouldn't, unless it were the last piece of chocolate in the house.
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Kimpetuous wrote:
5) 8/9/2007 12:15:20 PM
If you have ever eaten food in a restaurant (or really anwhere that you haven't prepared the food yourself) you ARE living by the 5 second rule! Probably more like the 15-20 second rule. We are never going to live in a germ free world. Better build up a tolerance!
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Grace wrote:
6) 8/12/2007 11:52:50 PM
rarely. and only if i know the floor is clean and its inside the house. and if it hasn't picked up any hair or anything else like that.
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JAGUAR<3 CHEERLEADER wrote:
7) 9/11/2007 4:54:17 PM
NOW THAT IS WROUG YOU SHOULD NEVER EAT FOR ON THE GROWND LOL :(
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ganstagurl94 wrote:
8) 1/4/2008 3:25:19 PM
it depends wat it is i say if it isnt sticky and it just fell on the carpet .. and once ina while in the grass i guess it wouldnt b totally nasty 2 eat it but it depends on who u r wat it was and where it landed. xoxoxo Jade
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:] sarah <3 wrote:
9) 1/11/2008 11:30:17 PM
God mad dirt; dirt dnt hurt.
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Savannah wrote:
10) 4/16/2008 6:04:25 PM
it depends on what i drop! a pice of hard gum (not meaning old hard but like out of a gumball machiene) ok sandwhich- not ok
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yoli wrote:
11) 5/8/2008 12:56:28 AM
it doesnt matter how long it hits the floor for, it will still have the same amount of dirt on it. They had this on mythbusters.
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=DSmile=D wrote:
12) 7/23/2008 9:14:17 AM
No I don't... All my friends do, they all think I am "germaphobic"!
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