Do you subscribe to the 5 second rule?

Question

Or some folks call it the 3 second rule. ;-)

Answer 1

It depends on what's been dropped and how and where it's landed.

I ask myself sometimes if everything is too sterilised, don't we need bacteria to build up our immunity?

If you pick a strawberry from the garden would you rush indoors to wash it off ... or just pop it in your mouth?

Answer 2

I do follow some pointers though honey. Furthermore, the five-second rule is a popular urban legend, and common rule among many people today, regarding the eating of food that has been dropped on the ground. The origins of the tale are unknown. It claims that if food falls on the ground, it may be safely eaten as long as it is picked up within 5 seconds.

There are many local variations on the rule. In many areas the time limit is modified so that it is known variously as the three-second rule, seven-second rule, eight-second rule, or ten-second rule. In some variations, the person picking up the food arbitrarily extends the time limit based on the actual amount of time required to retrieve the food.

Cheers and have a nice week ahead :)

Answer 3

Anyone who has had kids or spend any time around them at all should know that they ignore the rule from the getgo and if it looks ok, then it must be ok.
The 5 second rule can be extended depending on where you are and whether you are alone or at least able to manage to get to it covertly.
Do I subscribe to it? I sure do.

Answer 4

I have nine year old triplet girls, a ten year old step daughter who lives with us a week then a week with her mom, a 6 year old boy, 5 year old boy and a newborn. You bet your dirty floor I do. but mine is the 15 second rule, a little dirt never hurt anyone. Now if we are out in public and I don't know what kind of germs we may come in contact with i bring along some handy anti bacterial wipes, but paccie drops from mouth i either plop it right back in or wipe it with moist wipe then pop it back in. I tried that boiling for two minute ritual when the girls (trips) were infants and about went nuts. as each new child comes along as parents we have to learn to adapt and what battles to fights. If not NOTHING would ever get acomplished

Answer 5

Mines the 20 min rule

Answer 6

I read they upped it to the 10 second rule depending on the consistency and moisture of the food stuff involved. I DO subscribe to it.

Answer 7

a million. there is not any distinction in 3 seconds and 5 seconds. 2. 5 seconds on the grass, airborne dirt and dirt. My good judgment: greens advance interior the airborne dirt and dirt not the sidewalk, they are healthful. subsequently, airborne dirt and dirt is greater healthy than sidewalk. 3. forget approximately approximately it. 4. greater appropriate for infants to do it. 5. No i would not snort it off, you would be able to desire to do it with satisfaction. learn practice that many times infants who did not devour issues off the floor and have been sheltered from such conduct grew up with an immune device that become worse than infants who did devour off the floor.

Answer 8

Yepper! I heard somewhere recently that's it's actually more like a 30 second rule, but that just seems too long for me!

Answer 9

I'm sure I'm mistaken, but I thought it was known as "The 12 Second Rule".

Answer 10

I have even stretched it to 8-10 seconds!