I guess its a slow news day
We had a 240 pound mastif and a 135 pound great dane that lived in the house. The rule was if you could pick it up before a dog got it, it was safe to eat. Most dropped food never even made it to the floor.
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Clemson University should get on the research to finally prove that calories evaporate out of broken cookies and sliced cake. I’d support giving them a government grant for that.
And iirc, their conclusions, not to state the obvious but I will, it depends on the how "dirty" the floor is, and the how much of the food touches said floor, and how conducive the food is to holding "germs". The length of [reasonable] time has little to do with it.
I wouldn’t feel bad about letting the pooch dispose of it”
I thought that’s what pooches were for.
Bologna is moist. The five second rule does not apply to “moist”.
take a cone of ice cream out on a dirt road, drop it and then think har about the ten second rule.
By the way ,I’d rather kiss a dog than Rosie. No one knows where her mouth has been.
With two dogs in my house, I’ve never had the opportunity to test the 5 second rule..
My husband served dinner last night. Unfortunately he got the dishes he used from the dish washer which were only rinsed and not washed. UGH! My first thought when I learned where he got the dishes was “I sure hope the dog hadn’t licked any of them”. Poochie loves to stand by the open dishwasher as I load it and “help” me do the dishes.
Oh well it’s been 24 hours and we’re all still alive.
cailleach don’t tell your brother!!!!!
Human life is fraught with bacteria with every breath, taste and touch.
Most people thrive most of the time.
Immune system rocks.
FIVE second rule? These people are generous.
In Texas, we only give it 2.
:-)
Obviously these people are forgetting that after you pick up the food you’re supposed to blow on it. That blows the germs off. It’s magic.
Even if this author is right, he/she needs to stop fear mongering. I mean come on. This is ridiculous. Everyone is afraid of life. It is kinda funny.
child #1 drops the pacifier, you quickly retrieve and
sanitize before returning it to the baby
child #2 drops the pacifier, you wipe it off on your
shirt and return it to the baby
child #3 drops the pacifier, you let the dog lick it
and you pop ‘er back in
btw, our pooch always smothers patton with kisses
and i still kiss my guy. ;)
The Mythbusters did the study, long before this goofy article. Food is easily contaminated when it touches anything, so don’t eat it unless you are an otter and wash everything beforehand.
I ate dirt when I was a kid and am still alive to type this. Imagine that! (Though I did have my tonsils yanked at 5 years old, and remember that too! But never had strep throat since.. imagine that!)
Unless I drop it on a pile of dog poop (or the equivalent) I pick it up and eat it. If there is dirt or grass on it I brush it off or blow it off. I never got sick that I know of.
I wouldn’t eat the ice cream cone dropped in dirt unless I had a way off gettint the dirt off. I don’t like eating gritty stuff or stuff with rocks in it.
I once dropped a hot dog at a beach part and brushed it off. I missed a pebble and cracked a tooth.