Does the five second rule still applied to a peanut dropped more than once?

Question

If the peanut was still in the shell? If the peanut was salted? If the peanut was candied? If the peanut was the last peanut? If the peanut was a gift from Your dear old Mother?

Answer 1

Still in the shell, it doesn't matter.
Salted, you could technically say that the salt caught the bacteria, so it doesn't apply.
Candied, who cares? Yuhm.
If it was the last peanut, that's what Super WalMart is for.
Why the heck would my dear old mother give me a peanut?

Answer 2

The whole five-second rule doesn't work so it doesn't matter. I eat stuff that falls on the floor if it happens at home (not that my floors aren't that clean but I figure I'm pretty much immune to the kind of dirt I'm around all the time :)), and if it hasn't been there long enough to get stale. If I find a peanut on the floor and I've eaten peanuts anywhere within the last 24 hrs or so, and it isn't covered in cat hair, I'll eat it. If I can't remember the last time I had peanuts or if it does have hairs on it, I'll toss it. Same with other food items. I've never had food poisoning.

Answer 3

As long as the total time wasn't over 5 seconds. If the peanut was still in the shell go ahead and eat it anyway. Salted, candied is still 5 secs. If it is the last peanut or was a gift from Mom, go ahead and eat it. If no one was watching then its okay. Eat it regardless. No one can prove you dropped anyway.

Answer 4

The second time that a "_ second" rule is applied, the number of seconds alloted must be less than the original number of seconds. In the case of the 5 second rule, absolutely no more than four seconds may pass the second time the peanut is dropped.

Also, "the rules" are shortened based on the food item dropping in a liquid. This is because liquid is cumulatively added to the food item, and therefore may completely eliminate the validity of the second iteration of the "_ second" rule, depending on the amount of liquid acquired, the stickyness of said liquid, and the overall loathsomeness of the aformentioned liquid.

Answer 5

1. The 5-second rule is a total time on floor thing. So, if you dropped it for two seconds twice... you're okay.
:-)
2. Totally fine if it was not shelled.
3. I think the salt keeps it sanitary, so those have a 10 second rule.
4. candied toppings attract dirt, so, that means you can only keep it on the floor for half the normal time.
5. Last one... that's a judgement call... same with those from your mother.

Answer 6

None of those things has any bearing on the five second rule at all. It just comes down to five seconds, which, by the way, is cumulative. Letting the peanut sit on the floor for four seconds is just the same as dropping it four times and letting it sit there for one second each time.

Answer 7

The second a anything you plan on putting in your mouth touches the floor it comes in contact with hundreds of bacterial cells. I will never understand the five second rule. Just eat another peanut, there is more where that came from.

Answer 8

The five second rule applies to all dry type food, up to three times. But say if a blob of peanut butter got away from you, smoothy, crunchy, or otherwise. Unless you catch it before it hits the floor, I wouldn't recommend reusing it.

Answer 9

Scientifically, there is no five-second rule. It does not take that long of time for bacteria to come in contact with an object.

Although, if it's in the shell, I guess it would be safe to consume.

Answer 10

No.
Yes
No
No
Iffy
Why would your dear old mother give you a peanut?