The Five-Second Rule
Jan 7, 2024 17:09:40 #
Jagnut07
Loc: South Carolina
Darn, and I always thought it was 10 seconds.
In truth the dog will get it in less than 2 seconds!!!
In truth the dog will get it in less than 2 seconds!!!
Jan 7, 2024 17:36:29 #
bikinkawboy wrote:
Actually the 5 second thing makes perfect sense. An airplane drops a big crate of food to a group of people stranded on a desert island. Do the hungry people stand directly under the crate as it’s falling? Of course not because they don’t want to be crushed. So they back off until it hits the dirt and then they swarm over it. Same thing with that cinnamon roll you dropped. Whether you’re human or bacteria, self preservation comes first.
Wow, I didn't realize bacteria could think!
Jan 7, 2024 20:07:47 #
jerryc41 wrote:
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.
"Moist food onto a moist carpet (got pets?)" would be the worst.
Me too, i.e. I also am not going to eat food that fell onto it.
Jan 8, 2024 05:32:26 #
jerryc41 wrote:
We all know that if food falls onto the floor, if you pick it up within five seconds, it's okay to eat it. The graphic below demonstrates that.
Does not work at all for food, but works well for signs and advertising, especially the static prints. The thought / content should be digestible within 5 seconds or less
Jan 11, 2024 11:13:48 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
W9OD wrote:
Oh no! I thought it was 10 seconds😳.
Ohhhh.... You're Dead!
Jan 11, 2024 17:15:14 #
What doesn't kill you...makes you stronger. It's the decision between "is that going to kill me", or is it going to "make me stronger". I used to be skeptical of something a fly lands on. Then I worked in a fruit orchard growing up and realized EVERYTHING had flies landing on it. Ever see a first-born kid drop a pacifier? Mom or dad will pick it up, put it in a zip-lock bag, and give the kid a sterilized one to replace it. With the third-born kid, mom or dad picks it up and shoves it back in their mouth.
Jan 11, 2024 21:03:19 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
Yes mikee, the first kid is handled with kid gloves and the parents worry about everything. By the time of the third or fourth, they’re pretty much free range. If they get skinned up, yeah they’ll heal up. My mom’s answer to an injury of any kind was Cornell’s Liniment, which I think was nothing but crude oil. But the stuff did work.
Jan 11, 2024 23:02:20 #
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