I have a question about the "5 second" rule

[Bjornsdotter]

Does it also apply outside or is it an inside rule only?

Cheers

[KitchenWitch]

1. It is the 3 second rule in our house

and it does not apply outdoors.

[Bjornsdotter]

4. 3 seconds

...wow, that's tough. I gotta work on my timing.

Cheers

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. for me...

it only applies to dry/non-sticky foods inside the house, but I think everyone has their own spin on the 5 second rule

[Bjornsdotter]

7. True

I will have you know that this rule is completely unknown in Sweden, I have been trying to spread the word but I think it might only be an American thing.

Definitely only dry foods....

Cheers

[Hippo_Tron]

3. Generally I apply it inside only

And it generally has to be worth it, like it can't be a cookie where I can just get another one out of the box. I know I used to use it a lot, but I haven't recently for some reason. I think watching everyone get sick has made me extra cautious.

[pagerbear]

5. **gasp** You don't mean to say you WASTE cookies?!!!!!!!!

[Hippo_Tron]

15. Depends on how good and how big the cookie is

If it's from a box, probably yes. If it's a really good homemade cookie, I generally can't bring myself to throw it away.

[TOhioLiberal]

6. My 5 second rule:

nothing gooey. 5 seconds, only if nobody's watching.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=6607656&mesg_id=6608025

[Bjornsdotter]

10. Omg...

....That was so sweet!

:hug: :hug: :hug:


(Same here, I won't do it if someone is watching)

Cheers :toast:

[Inchworm]

8. I have a look around and see if anyone is watching rule

No time usually. Hec, how bad can it be? :)

:hi:

[Bjornsdotter]

17. I like

...the way you think! :hi:

Cheers :toast:

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Three seconds, Sir!

[Bjornsdotter]

21. You are tough

....I don't know if I can move that quick.

Cheers

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. Nah

I just never, ever miss a chance for a Pythonism.

To do so wouldn't fit my particular...









If somebody doesn't do the next line, I'm gonna look pretty stupid.

[mopinko]

11. there was a mythbustes about this one.

iirc, it really had to do with the gooeyness of the food. dry type stuff didn't really pick up much.
but hell, i hate to tell you all, but i worked at some fancy restaurants, and there was no time limit. if it looked ok, it went out.

[Bjornsdotter]

25. Makes sense to me

.....pssst... never, and I mean never get whipped cream at a restaurant. You have been warned. :puke:

Cheers

[BrotherBuzz]

12. Two seconds or you lose - inside or outside is strictly observed at my house

We have an extremely fast and agile dog.

[Bjornsdotter]

22. Oh no....competition

...Have you ever beat out your dog for the fallen item?

Cheers

[BrotherBuzz]

35. Our dinner guest almost beat 'Sally Girl', we now call him 'Two finger Louie'

Louie continues to refuses our dinner invitations, claiming he doesn't want to earn the nickname stumpy. ;)

[Bjornsdotter]

38. I love

...your sense of humor, stumpy indeed.

Cheers :toast:

[Left Is Write]

13. Only you can decide what you are comfortable with.

Personally, I think it depends on the location. I know how clean or not clean MY floors are, but not anyone else's.

Well...wait...my good friend K keeps her floors so clean, I could probably get away with the 10-second rule at her house.

[Bjornsdotter]

26. 10 seconds

...that's a mighty generous time period. Her floors must be clean.

Cheers

[AggieGal]

14. Close-up of what happens on the floor:

[Inchworm]

19. I see..

:D

:hi:

[Bjornsdotter]

20. Roflmao

...okay now that is great!

I love it.

Cheers :toast:

[qnr]

46. lol - thanks :) n/t

[Omphaloskepsis]

16. A few months ago my dog ate a month old burrito that fell under my bed.

I had forgotten about it. Meat, cheese, and sour cream. He gobbled the thing up. It didn't bother him at all. Sure, he licks his ass for fun. But, one second or ten, the nasties will stick as soon as it hits the ground.

[pagerbear]

24. Dear God! How many things are wrong with that statement?

[Omphaloskepsis]

34. I count three..

[Bjornsdotter]

28. I'm sorry

....but you are going to have to explain. How exactly did the burrito fall under your bed? Were you eating under your bed or did it fall and roll, thus spreading the cheese and sour cream along your floor?

Cheers

[Omphaloskepsis]

37. My bed is about 8 inches away from my wall...

I had a plate with a half eaten burrito sitting on the edge near the wall.. Yadda, Yadda. If this bed is rockin' the burrito is droppin'. I forgot about it until I caught the dog under my bed. The dog never goes in my room. I forgot to close the door when I went to the bathroom one night. He snuck in and was eating something under my bed.. I assume it was the incredibly old burrito. Or old socks..

[Bjornsdotter]

39. I'm hoping it was socks

...it might have been safer.

Cheers

[lost-in-nj]

30. There is no way

I am going to bed with that picture on my mind

:P :rofl: :rofl:

I will have to read DU more to get another picture in my mind!!!!!


lost

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. The rule does not apply to meat or dairy products

because those will be eaten by my cats before the five seconds are up.

[Bjornsdotter]

29. Ah more competition

....those with animals must work harder for the dropped item.

That should be in a fortune cookie somewhere.

Cheers

[Liberal Veteran]

41. One of my cats would claw through the walls for saurkraut....

....if I dropped it on the floor.

I am still not sure what that was about.

[Bjornsdotter]

43. It's the vinegar

...some cats are attracted to vinegar like catnip. I had one that would eat green olives and roll on them same as catnip. When he was done, he would sleep it off.

Cheers

[Liberal Veteran]

44. That must explain it. As it is now, I keep the catnip well "hidden" in a cast iron kettle.

And the cats treat it like a kitten does when momma cat roles over for feeding. It's very amusing to watch their love affair with the black kettle.

[lost-in-nj]

27. I saw this

on the news.....


STILL will not eat anything that has fallen on the floor.....

no matter WHERE the floor is at

lost

Postscript:
I was at my Fav restaurant talking to the head chef when this story came on the bar tv

He actually had NO IDEA what the 5 second rule was!!!!
I told him he could NOT use it in the restaurant then I explained it to him

He was appalled!!!


lost

[Bjornsdotter]

31. Ackkkk

....No, No, No....never in a restaurant. Although secretly I suspect that is where the rule originated.

BTW, was the head chef from the US? I know in Sweden they don't know this rule....I have tried my best to explain it to them but....

Cheers

[lost-in-nj]

36. YUP

An
American through and through....
Actually has worked ALL over the US

If you mention a state he has probably been there......

good guy to .
wonders why FOX is on one of the TVs........
makes really good food to.....
dinner is always excellent when I go here


lost

[AggieGal]

32. Be sure to examine your food

after you pick it up. You know those germs are so big they can be seen with the naked eye.

[Bjornsdotter]

33. Lol n/t

[conscious evolution]

40. She will be mad whether

you are inside or out.
Thats my experience anyway.

[Bjornsdotter]

42. We have a winner!

:rofl:

[blueraven95]

45. The Baltimore Sun

a couple of weeks ago reported that a couple of grad students tested the rule in a scientific study. I can't find the link, but basically, they tested various foods for bacteria by dropping them on the floor of the school cafeteria. They found that wet foods can be on the floor for up to 30 seconds and dry foods for a minute, although some dry foods could go up to 5 minutes (Skittles being the one I remember) without picking up any bacteria.

[Kali]

47. who cares about bacteria? it's the fuzz and pet hair

which leads to my other thought on this topic - gooey foods are ok IF the goo is a thick layer that can be skimmed to remove the entire area that made contact

[Bjornsdotter]

48. I knew this was an important

...question, it had it's won study.

I feel vindicated.

Cheers

[libodem]

49. This is where I was going to weigh in

My friends were talking about this a couple of weeks ago, they must have seen the story. If it's a hard item and doesn't get the fuzz and hair stuck to it, I'm not that scared of germs. Once I went to lunch witha friend and we both got a cookie for dessert. On the way out I dropped my white chocolate macadamia nut wonder in the parking lot and, yes, in 5 seconds I reclaimed my cookie. I thought my friend was going to die laughing, I don't think she would have done it, and certainly not in front of anybody. Brave or fool hearty, who is to say? I lived to tell the tale.