The 5 Second Rule

AdamJoshua · 06-30-2016, 11:20 PM

We all know of the 5 second rule, my question is can you drop something over and over and you get 5 seconds each time or is it more like the Omega 13 Device from Galaxy Quest, a very power tool yet you can only use it once? Quite frankly it wouldn't make sense to get 5 seconds every drop, pretty much defeats the purpose.

For those of you that question what the rule is: "In folklore, the five-second rule states that food (or sometimes cutlery) dropped on the ground will not be significantly contaminated with bacteria if it is picked up within five seconds of being dropped."

06-30-2016, 11:20 PM	#1
AdamJoshua Article 4 Free Inhabitant Join Date: Jan 2013 First Name: The Other Adam Location: Satellite Beach Posts: 14,787 Trading: (40)	The 5 Second Rule We all know of the 5 second rule, my question is can you drop something over and over and you get 5 seconds each time or is it more like the Omega 13 Device from Galaxy Quest, a very power tool yet you can only use it once? Quite frankly it wouldn't make sense to get 5 seconds every drop, pretty much defeats the purpose. For those of you that question what the rule is: "In folklore, the five-second rule states that food (or sometimes cutlery) dropped on the ground will not be significantly contaminated with bacteria if it is picked up within five seconds of being dropped."