Have you dropped food on the ground or floor and picked it up to eat?

@Hannihar (129615)

Israel

January 22, 2019 1:20am CST

I am watching a show called How I met your mother and someone just dropped food on the ground and looked around to see who was watching so if he wants to pick it up. So how many of you are very hungry and want to pick up what you dropped and want to eat it?

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@responsiveme (22926)

• India

22 Jan 19

I think there is a 3sec rule

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@responsiveme What is a 3sec rule?

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@Kasjnak Thanks for sharing.

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@Kasjnak (4492)

• Romania

22 Jan 19

I heard about it, 3 or 5 sec rule I think. But there was an episode on Mythbusters about it and it doesn't matter how long it lays on the ground, it will develop bacteria anyway. What matters, but just a little, is how moist the food and the surface are.

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Christina Ladanger

@Ladanger (14582)

• United States

22 Jan 19

This literally happened to me today but i threw it away. I don't think i can do that.

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@Ladanger Good for you. I think picking up food from the ground you never know where it was after you dropped it and throwing it out is a good idea.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

22 Jan 19

I think most of us are blessed and may not pick the food fallen on ground. But I do understand whoever done it, the hungry is something like that which can force us to pick the food from ground in case we don't have no other food available at that time.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

22 Jan 19

@Hannihar If one really want to pick up the food then why look around. If I am in that place, I don't look any one

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@Sreekala Maybe in the show it was in the script that he was suppose to look back.

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@Sreekala I see what you are saying but regular people drop food too and look around to see who is watching them before they decide to pick up the food and eat it or not.

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@DianneN (247219)

• United States

22 Jan 19

No, even as clean as I keep my floors, they aren't meant to be dishes.

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@DianneN ok and thanks Dianne.

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@JESSY3236 (19008)

• United States

22 Jan 19

I have been guilty of this, but not lately.

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@JESSY3236 That is ok Jessica.

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@Clemensau (273)

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24 Feb 19

Only if it is bread.....bread dont never deserve the floor...bread comes directly from God

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

24 Feb 19

@Clemensau Birds like bread. Do you give it to the birds then?

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

24 Feb 19

@Clemensau (273)

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24 Feb 19

@Hannihar .....well I really take it to my mouth and kiss those remainings of bread and yes I ate them.....praying a short grateful words to God

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@eliza_godinez12 (5567)

• Philippines

22 Jan 19

No, never for me..

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@eliza_godinez12 Thank you and good idea.

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

22 Jan 19

I think that depends a lot on what the food is and how clean the floor is. If my cleaner had just been earlier in the day and washed the floor and I dropped something when I was cooking, I 'might' pick it up and chuck it back in the pan.

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@boiboing I can see that if the floor is clean.

@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

22 Jan 19

No, I would not. Floors are dirty.

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@JohnRoberts Yes, floors are dirty.

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@PrincessREL (339)

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22 Jan 19

I NEVER do that. Im even weird about my food touching the counter for some reason lol And i like that show, its funny lol

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@PrincessREL Thanks and I saw the show a long long time ago and never saw who his wife turned out to be and now it is on Netflix and I love it. Good for you for not wanting to eat the food that dropped.

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@Kasjnak (4492)

• Romania

22 Jan 19

It depends on the food and the floor/ground. But no, it's better to throw it away

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

@Kasjnak I agree it is better to throw it away.

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@Sheali (7461)

• India

22 Jan 19

Never..

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@Hannihar (129615)

• Israel

22 Jan 19

i @Sheali I can see why would say never and it makes sense.