5-Second Rule Revised

by **GrayBear** on Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:53 am

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/living/chi-dropped_foodjun08,1,2005672.story?coll=chi-news-hed

However, dust, grit and dog hair remain instantaneous hazards.

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by **Timbalaned** on Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:38 pm

man, the amount of food i could have saved had i known i had all the way to 30 seconds, and even a minute with dry food.

by **Ben Clark** on Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:45 pm

I can't believe that's actually a real, accepted rule. I always thought it was just a joke, or a way to make yourself feel better about eating food off the floor. I mean, not that I have any problem eating food off the floor.

by **UofMLaxGoalie11** on Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:21 am

I thought mythbusters did a test on this and found that stuff can transfer from the floor immediately.

by **GrayBear** on Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:45 am

It took 5 minutes for organisms to colonize a Skittle.

Let them get away with that and there's no telling what they'll attack next.