JohnSwanda wrote:
I remember seeing a Mythbusters episode which tested the 5 second rule. Their conclusion was ""Even if something spends a mere millisecond on the floor, it attracts bacteria," MythBuster's five-second rule myth buster continued. "How dirty it gets depends on the food's moisture, surface geometry and floor condition - not time." Worst case is probably dropping moist food on a carpet.
Of course. As clean as a floor or a counter might seem, I'm not going to eat food that fell onto it.
"Moist food onto a moist carpet (got pets?)" would be the worst.