quote:"By the way, if you try getting rid of germs on your food by blowing on it or dusting it off, you're wasting your time. It doesn't work."------------------------Well, maybe not if you're trying to blow off the bacteria themselves. ["Blowing bacteria" reminds me of some of the nasty stall graffiti in the lav near the grad school bio department!]However, blowing off any crud that _got stuck_ to the edible that got turfed IS a good idea, since the crud has been on the floor WAY more than 5 seconds. More than 5 DAYS in some people's kitchens.Not to mention the fact that "Hey! Dog-hair flavored chocolate! Why didn't anybody think of this before!" is NOT likely to be the first words out of your mouth, along with the fuzzy morsel.
Well excuse me, Mr. TV Newsreader....I'll continue to blow on the food I pick up so I don't have chunks of dog poop that some folks track into the house, office, etc.
The 5 second rule isn't about germs! It's about social acceptability. There are germs everywhere, likely also in the container the food came from in the first place. Floor germs aren't going to kill you. I have a :if it's not hairy rule". And even then if I can blow/dust off the hair, it's free game!
fumanchuJun 6, 2006
quote:"By the way, if you try getting rid of germs on your food by blowing on it or dusting it off, you're wasting your time. It doesn't work."------------------------Well, maybe not if you're trying to blow off the bacteria themselves. ["Blowing bacteria" reminds me of some of the nasty stall graffiti in the lav near the grad school bio department!]However, blowing off any crud that _got stuck_ to the edible that got turfed IS a good idea, since the crud has been on the floor WAY more than 5 seconds. More than 5 DAYS in some people's kitchens.Not to mention the fact that "Hey! Dog-hair flavored chocolate! Why didn't anybody think of this before!" is NOT likely to be the first words out of your mouth, along with the fuzzy morsel.
Closed AccountJun 6, 2006
Damn... so I could have grabbed my sandwich out of the toilet...
tw0bitJun 6, 2006
busted on Myth Busters bitches
majordad1984Jun 7, 2006
Well excuse me, Mr. TV Newsreader....I'll continue to blow on the food I pick up so I don't have chunks of dog poop that some folks track into the house, office, etc.
bluemechJun 8, 2006
The 5 second rule isn't about germs! It's about social acceptability. There are germs everywhere, likely also in the container the food came from in the first place. Floor germs aren't going to kill you. I have a :if it's not hairy rule". And even then if I can blow/dust off the hair, it's free game!