The Five Second Rule

That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of peach or a
meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and pop it in your mouth if
it's only been there for 4 seconds?

Zippy P said:

That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of peach or a
meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and pop it in your mouth if
it's only been there for 4 seconds?

Actually, the 5 second rule is, if you don't see any worthwhile
information within 5 secs of clicking on the post, you ignore it and
go to the next.

nb

Zippy P said:

That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of peach or a
meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and pop it in your mouth if
it's only been there for 4 seconds?

Why not?

Dave Smith said...

Quoted message said:

Zippy P said:

That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of peach or
a meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and pop it in your
mouth if it's only been there for 4 seconds?

Why not?

I dropped one piece out of several pieces of cooked chicken on the kitchen
floor that HAD to be rescued to proceed correctly with the recipe. I quickly
picked it up and rinsed it off under the faucet and continued.

Andy
"You have to eat a pound of dirt before you die!" --Gramma

Dave Smith said:

Zippy P said:

That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of peach or a
meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and pop it in your mouth if
it's only been there for 4 seconds?

Why not?

It seems to me that I saw a report from U of Manitoba where a student
checked this in public buildings. In most cases she could not find
anything on the floors, The 5 sec rule could just as well have been
the 10 minute rule.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

John Kane said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of peach or a
meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and pop it in your mouth if
it's only been there for 4 seconds?

Why not?

It seems to me that I saw a report from U of Manitoba where a student
checked this in public buildings. In most cases she could not find
anything on the floors, The 5 sec rule could just as well have been
the 10 minute rule.

It's funny that people will put all sorts of foods on their counter and not
worry about germs, but if something falls on a (hopefully) clean floor they
won't touch it.

notbob said:

Zippy P said:

That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of peach
or a meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and pop it in
your mouth if it's only been there for 4 seconds?

Actually, the 5 second rule is, if you don't see any worthwhile
information within 5 secs of clicking on the post, you ignore it and
go to the next.

nb

But be sure to grab an ice cold beer in the 3 seconds remaining 😉

John Kane said:

Dave Smith said:

Zippy P said:

That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of
peach or a meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and
pop it in your mouth if it's only been there for 4 seconds?

Why not?

It seems to me that I saw a report from U of Manitoba where a student
checked this in public buildings. In most cases she could not find
anything on the floors, The 5 sec rule could just as well have been
the 10 minute rule.

Mythbusters took a look at this, and determined that the one factor
that had little to do with it was time. The size and composition of the
food, the type of floor, the cleanliness of the floor, all were much
more important.

Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

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Quoted message said:

John Kane said:

Dave Smith said:

Zippy P wrote:

> That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of
> peach or a meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and
> pop it in your mouth if it's only been there for 4 seconds?

Why not?

It seems to me that I saw a report from U of Manitoba where a student
checked this in public buildings. In most cases she could not find
anything on the floors, The 5 sec rule could just as well have been
the 10 minute rule.

Mythbusters took a look at this, and determined that the one factor
that had little to do with it was time. The size and composition of the
food, the type of floor, the cleanliness of the floor, all were much
more important.
Brian

And the kitchen floor in front of the fridge was dirtiest of the household
bathroom, hallway, and some other couple places. In a related Mythbuster
show, they showed that toothbrushes in the bathroom picked up no more E.coli
germs than the control. Some E.coli is everywhere, but our bodies are pretty
well able to adapt. To that end, tho, I don't much depend on the 5 second
rule, unless it's whole unbruised fruit I can wash.
Funny story: when the Kid was about 10 he called me at work and said his
cupcake fell on the floor. He rinsed it and it got soggy, then he microwaved
it and it got worse. Luckily, he didn't stay home alone much...
Edrena

On 11 May 2007 12:07:08 -0700, JHood <[email hidden]>
magnanimously proffered:

Quoted message said:

http://theviewfromherenow.blogspot.com/2007/05/five-second-rule.html

I once worked in a hotel restaurant in Hawai'i where meat dropped on
the floor in the kitchen was picked up and re-used. If not for the
original order, then for another order.

BTW - I wouldn't eat there.

--

una cerveza mas por favor ...

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bob said:

On 11 May 2007 12:07:08 -0700, JHood <[email hidden]>
magnanimously proffered:

Quoted message said:

http://theviewfromherenow.blogspot.com/2007/05/five-second-rule.html

I once worked in a hotel restaurant in Hawai'i where meat dropped on
the floor in the kitchen was picked up and re-used. If not for the
original order, then for another order.

BTW - I wouldn't eat there.

I worked with a guy who put himself through college working at Wendy's (the
burger place). He told me any burgers that were burned or *fell on the
floor* went into the "chili pot". So, whatever you do, don't order chili at
Wendy's.

Jill

Dave Smith said:

John Kane said:

Quoted message said:

> That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of peach or a
> meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and pop it in your mouth if
> it's only been there for 4 seconds?
Why not?

It seems to me that I saw a report from U of Manitoba where a student
checked this in public buildings. In most cases she could not find
anything on the floors, The 5 sec rule could just as well have been
the 10 minute rule.

It's funny that people will put all sorts of foods on their counter and not
worry about germs, but if something falls on a (hopefully) clean floor they
won't touch it.

Yes. Unless you have cats or dogs in the kitchen or are walking around
it in boots that have just mucked around a barnyard, I don't see the
problem with picking up something that has fallen and SELECTIVELY
deciding whether to eat it or not.

gloria p

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I worked with a guy who put himself through college working at Wendy's
(the
burger place). He told me any burgers that were burned or *fell on the
floor* went into the "chili pot". So, whatever you do, don't order chili
at
Wendy's.

It may be possible that some particular store (or any place that makes
chili) did, but I doubt it is done at every outlet. Certainly would not be
condoned by corporate. Life is full of risks and eating out is one of them.

JHood said:

http://theviewfromherenow.blogspot.com/2007/05/five-second-rule.html

"For performing this first test of the five-second rule, Ms. Clarke
was recognized by the Annals of Improbable Research with the 2004 Ig
Nobel Prize in public health."

i actually saw this young lady at a presentation by a.i.r. in d.c. it
was a pretty wild evening.

your pal,
blake

Edwin Pawlowski said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I worked with a guy who put himself through college working at Wendy's
(the
burger place). He told me any burgers that were burned or *fell on the
floor* went into the "chili pot". So, whatever you do, don't order chili
at
Wendy's.

It may be possible that some particular store (or any place that makes
chili) did, but I doubt it is done at every outlet. Certainly would not be
condoned by corporate. Life is full of risks and eating out is one of them.

Stragely though, one of the most dangerous things you can eat in a
restaurant is rice. Quite often rice is cooked in huge batches during
prep in the morning for the evening's service. If it's not
refrigerated properly you can get a bacteria called Bacillus cereus
which can give you pretty nasty food poisoning. Just a little
pointless fact 😉

Edwin Pawlowski said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I worked with a guy who put himself through college working at
Wendy's (the
burger place). He told me any burgers that were burned or *fell on
the floor* went into the "chili pot". So, whatever you do, don't
order chili at
Wendy's.

It may be possible that some particular store (or any place that makes
chili) did, but I doubt it is done at every outlet. Certainly would
not be condoned by corporate. Life is full of risks and eating out
is one of them.

This is true but we're talking a man who is 48 now and Wendy's was still
fairly new in some areas. Just repeating what he said to me and I never
knew him to be a liar.