The Five Second Rule

Just to show that there is nothing immune to the scientific approach, scientists have studied the Five Second Rule of dropped food. The bad news: yes, microorganisms can infect food…

Just to show that there is nothing immune to the scientific approach, scientists have studied the Five Second Rule of dropped food.

The bad news: yes, microorganisms can infect food in under five seconds.

The good news: floors are probably cleaner than you think (or than the cleaning supplies folks want you to think).

The interesting news: women are more likely to pick up dropped food than men.

(via GeekPress)

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jenn says:
Wed 10-Sep-03 3:30pm at 3:30pm
*grin*
Waste not want not.
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dust says:
Wed 10-Sep-03 4:22pm at 4:22pm
Is that because men fear…foreign spit?
I have no aversion to spit, other than hawked-up loogies. When my daughter decides to deliver puppy-kisses all over my face, eventually I wipe it off.
And partially-digested cookies aren’t really my thing.
But I don’t react in horror, either.
Lee made me promise before Ray was born NEVER TO CLEAN SMUDGES OFF HER FACE WITH SPIT.
Okay…Okay…
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*** Dave says:
Wed 10-Sep-03 6:23pm at 6:23pm
I fear I’ve been known to go the spit route. And it’s something I’ve always cringed at.
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