Oh Darn! It’s happens to the best of us. Putting butter on a cracker, peanut butter on a piece of bread or about to take that first bite of a precious precious cupcake and it happens. The yummy food hits the floor and “FIVE SECOND RULE!” someone yells. An often quoted rule but, until recently, not very well documented. I remember reading about a couple of College seniors who decided to test the rule because it sounded like fun, they were done with their Senior thesis, and they didn’t agree with the research methods University of Illinois researchers used to test this rule. Cool! FOOD FIGHT….cellular and molecular biologist style. Their findings were fun, lighthearted and actually extends the rule from 5 to 10-60 seconds depending on the environmental factors. But for those who would just like a simple diagram? Have I found a flowchart for you! It doesn’t get much easier than this. Link -via SFoodies.
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