2006-08-01 01:49:59 · 25 answers · asked by A 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
it does in my house...i will let my kids eat something off the floor of our own house because i know its clean(I sweep, mop and vacuum every day-I am kind of a neat freak)..but anywhere else...it doesn't apply.
2006-08-01 01:52:55 · answer #1 · answered by irishmomof3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually have a 10 second rule. It sometimes it takes the better part of 5 seconds to anaylize what just happened. And then once you decide to enforce the 5 second rule, 5 seconds are up. Therefore in the next 5 second period, you can make a sober and informed decision.
2006-08-01 08:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly No. The five-second rule is a popular old wives' tale, in North America and the United Kingdom, about eating food that's been dropped on the floor.
When you drop food on the ground, it depends on several factors on how "dirty" it will get. Cleanliness of ground, wetness of food, etc. Any germs and such on the ground will be picked up by the food, regardless of time. It doesn't matter if you wait 1 second or 10.
The five-second rule is seldom invoked in the case of sticky foods, such as ice cream, cold cuts, or jelly beans which have been moistened, particularly if visibly dirty.
The exact origin of the five-second rule is unknown.
2006-08-01 08:59:15 · answer #3 · answered by trevor_brown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the 5 second rule??
2006-08-01 08:57:38 · answer #4 · answered by akar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but the 3 second rule is currently in effect.
2006-08-01 08:52:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think myth busters tested this. The difference between a split second and a full 5 seconds, in regards to the amount of bacteria on the food was minimal.
Do what you want. But I ain't eating it!
2006-08-01 08:55:17 · answer #6 · answered by the_big_v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, the five second rule does not exist. i was watching it on mythbusters (:P) and they took samples of the food they had dropped on to their floor for 2 seconds and six seconds. when they saw the specimens the next day, it turns out each peice of food had just about the same bacteria collected. hope i could help :)
2006-08-01 08:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by Amanda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use the five second rule all the time...I'm very clumsy and my floors are very clean...in those five seconds I usually Inspect the thing that fell and blow on it to make myself feel better...I don't use it if the food is wet or sticky in any way...that stuff is just lost...or surrendered to the dog.
2006-08-01 08:55:28 · answer #8 · answered by jillymack06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
five second rule only applies if you know where you dropped it, like on your own floor, pick it up and blow it off. if you are outside or at work, nada. we have used the rule since i was young, and it got passed on to my kids, who are 24, 21, 17 and the 24 year old has passed it to his two kids. We are all healthy, well and alive.
2006-08-01 09:01:25 · answer #9 · answered by ROBIN C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mythbusters proved that there are just as many germs when it first hits the floor, as there are when it's been on the ground for a long period of time.
So the answer is no, but I still play it anyway.
2006-08-01 08:54:03 · answer #10 · answered by mthtchr05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same germs get on it no matter if its 5 seconds or 30 seconds, except maybe even more with every milisecond that passes by.
2006-08-01 08:54:26 · answer #11 · answered by Taylor Lee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋