The 5-Second Rule

So I want to know how many people have the metaphorical balls to eat something that's fallen to the table or floor or any other unsanitary place that you eat in. I, myself, follow the 5-second rule as long as it's just a dry food and on either the floor or table. I don't do wet food or dirty concrete or asphalt. Supposedly the theory is that if you pick the food up fast enough, the bacteria and germs won't get to it fast enough. This is of course total bologna but some people do it anyways regardless of the filth.

So basically would you put something in your mouth if you KNEW it was dirty?

The second bacteria comes in contact with food it must be disposed of. Their are some exceptions if the surface it fell on is very clean but even that is risky if you are worried of getting sick but, most bad bacteria that enters your body is killed by your white blood cells and you'll most likely get sick if you eat a large portion of the contaminated food since their will be a larger amount of bad bacteria in your system that will overpower your white blood cells causing you to be sick.

I worked for four years in a garage. Whenever we were bored, we'd dare each other to do the stupidest shit.

Eating/drinking random stuff was a favourite; I have so far consumed windshield washer, gasoline, tire pieces, WD40, and random trash fetched from the bin. I've last been to a check-up two weeks ago and no health problems have been found.

My immune system is made of Spetsnaz viking ninjas armed with Gatling guns which fire hydra rounds- bacteria don't stand a chance.

It depends on what I just dropped. Was it the the last oreo? I might just have to call the 5-second Rule. But was it a rasin from a gaint pack of rasins? Heck no - that is disgusting.

Plus I hate rasins.



Why do you eat things only robots and androids should eat?

I can't die so the five min rule will do... unless floor is dirty or if their a pet around.

Another factor could be how upset you are over the dropped food.

It is unhealthy to eat food dropped on the floor out of spite.

It is unhealthy to eat food dropped on the floor, period. What's your point?

While it is, indeed, true that anything dropped on the floor is collecting more bacteria than food that has remained on the container, in a number of situations I eat it anyway... Really, is it THAT contaminated?
Granted this excludes public places such as stores, restaurants, bathrooms, so on... but in my home? I do live here, so that alone means it can't be that bad.

And yes, if it's something soft, absorbent, or visibly dirty, I'll respectably place it in the garbage. Being, it's no longer appealing... so why eat it?

The human body can withstand more than what many give it credit for- granted it's still not smart to tempt fate, I am guilty of making exceptions.

I guess that doing it out of spite will make the problem worst...



Have you ever seen Osmosis Jones?

The small amount I remember seeing showed it was not exactly the most scientific driving movie ever.

But admittedly it did make a notable impact when I was younger, dude was foul :/

You know the rag the busboy wipes your table with... ring that out into a half full glass of coke, dash of pepper and a nice pour of dave's insanity sauce and chug that... for a dollar in the ROP restaurant class in highschool... king of the tards.

Not physically.

Emotionally then? Perhaps even spiritually depending on the food you dropped. Dropping a communion cracker can't be good.

Wasn't it the 3 second rule? And anyway, i do the same, but only if it drops on the table. Floor, no fuckin way.

I don't know. You're the one who is saying that picking it back up out of spite is worse.

im not good at "handling" chips.
everytime i have chips they are all over my floor!
FLOOR CHIPS YAY!

I don't have to encounter that rule, because it will always be consumed after I hold it

In my house?

Hah. No 5 second rule dares exists. Cause as soon as that shit hits the ground the dog already has it in it's mouth and is gnawing it someplace far. So... yeah.