Like cookies and stuff like that. It's it contaminated with too much germs that might make me ill?
2006-07-22 06:00:54 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Snopes tested the 5 second rule, and disproved it. Bacteria adhere by contact, so if there is a germ on the floor, and your food hits it, it's contaminated. Here's the link to the experiment & results. You'll never eat anything off the floor again!
2006-07-22 06:08:28 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Uhmm relies upon on how lengthy it is been there and the position on the floor. If it is sitting on the lavatory floor for 2 hours, you probablyy shouldn't eat it. If it changed into dropped on the residing-room carpet and also you picked it up actual now, i don't think of you'll settlement any "deadly ailments". i imagine it also concerns if it is like a moist or dry nutrition. in case you drop a glob of oatmeal on the floor, i'd recommend antagonistic to ingesting it. yet in case you drop somewhat of popcorn on the floor, knock your self out.
2016-11-25 01:47:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what type of food was drop on the floor, and the state of your floor. If its dry food like cookies, it should be ok. If its jelly, then, its wiser to just wipe the jelly off with a piece of tissue and throw it down the bin.
2006-07-22 06:07:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what's on your floor, and how often you clean it. But really you walk on the ground, could be dog poop particles and urine particles get stuck to your shoes. Then you walk on the floor in your home. Some of the particles get left on the floor. You gonna eat a cookie with animal waste particles on it? YUCK! Best not to.
2006-07-22 06:03:49 · answer #4 · answered by reteach007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another myth busted by the mythbusters... the 5 second rule is busted... if the floor is dirty it doesn't matter if it's 5 seconds or 5 minutes... you're going to put germs in your tummy.!
2006-07-22 06:04:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 5 second rule is always in effect, unless you're in the middle of a waste treatment facility, or the elephant cage at the zoo.
2006-07-22 06:05:17 · answer #6 · answered by oh kate! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be depending on the floor..but most of the time its nothing that will make you ill
they call it the "10 second rule" its safe if you pickit up within 10 seconds
2006-07-22 06:03:32 · answer #7 · answered by mommy2savannah51405 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you even relize how much food you have eat off of the floor when you were a kid,and you'r still alive.
2006-07-22 06:06:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the most it will do is it might have germs on it and might get you sick...unless you dropped it in bleach or something you can just wipe it off but its best to throw it away
2006-07-22 06:03:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it fell into a pile of dirty syringes or used toilet paper randomly lying on your floor, it might be bad. otherwise, it's prolly no worse than using a public doorknob and eating something with your hands later in the day.
2006-07-22 06:04:48 · answer #10 · answered by Firstd1mension 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋