Do you believe in the five second rule?

I'm a bit of a germaphobe, so no, once it hits the floor, I don't even consider it.

If I dropped something on my own floor I would probably eat it, but not from anywhere else.

I guess it only applies when you are still a kid not when you are old enough to know.

Yukes, food that fall on the floor goes to the "compost bin".

why not - depends on where it stays for that five seconds

I've heard that saying. For me, it would depend entirely on the floor.

yes I have heard both and know that they are so wrong as its contaminated the second it hits the floor and nomatter how'she scrubbed the floor its got bacteria ' on it .I would never eat something I have dropped not worth it

It depends on what it is. And I have heard that saying but I don't believe it for a minute. Haha

Just give it a blow and it's good as new.

My mother (along with my help) insisted on keeping her house sp!c and span, but we still had roaches, living on the Texas gulf coast as we did. So back in those days I wouldn't eat anything off the floor, no matter how hygienic it may have been. Then I grew up, moved to the Northwest and did a lot of backpacking, mountain climbing and camping out. These activities are not for anyone who might be squeamish about dirt in their food. So these days I totally disregard any university findings and will pick up any dry food that happens to fall on my not-so-clean floor. Wet food is another matter, since it tends to pick up not only bits of grit, but also any stray hair that has fallen on the floor. Yuk!

I sort of believe in the five second rule. It depends on the food, whether or not any dirt can be rinsed off easily, and how dirty the surface is where it falls ... certainly not in a public street, but maybe on my kitchen floor.

I've been too much of a germ freak to eat anything off the floor, although I have heard that rule.

I don't think much of the rule. We know if food touches bacteria then it's on the food. It doesn't wait 5 seconds to jump on the food.

If it hits the floor it goes in the garbage. I gag just thinking of it.

It only takes a second for those germs to run over to the items that you dropped. That is why it is very silly for people to wipe their carts with wipes when they go shopping. The minute they walk into the stores the germs and bacteria go running over to the cart,

On occasion I may eat something that has dropped on the floor. So, in a sense I do believe in the 5 second rule.

If it touches the floor, in the garbage it goes.

if'n food hits the floor here, i've a couple 'f hoovers who're quick to pick such 'p 'n scarf 't down 'fore i can e'en utter the words "not yers". the hoovers bein' the pup 'n cat :) i've heard that sayin' all my life. but, with critters here 'nless i've jest finished steam moppin' the kitchen floor 'n the critters're outdoors, i'd not e'en consider such a thingy 's e'en rinsin' somethin' off 'n consumin' 't.

With 6 cats that have access to the kitchen area @JamesHxstatic ; regardless of how often I clean, there'd be cat hair on whatever hit the floor.

I think this is the way we build up our immunity, tiny little bits of bacteria introduced over our lifetime.