5 Second Rule

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@HazySue (39265)

Gouverneur, New York

July 23, 2019 9:31am CST

This morning I was wandering around on Facebook looking at the photos and so forth that my children and grandchildren put on their page. I just couldn't resist using this saying image here. If you have ever heard of the "5 second rule" this will make you laugh. The "5 second rule" is one that many of us would heard from a parent when you dropped food onto the floor. They would typically pick it up, blow it off, and say "5 second rule". Meaning that it was ok as long as you picked it up before 5 seconds of resting on the floor. Did you ever hear this "5 second rule" when you were a kid? Hope everyone out there is having a wonderful day.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

23 Jul 19

Yes, I've heard that many times. Usually the dog gets it before you can pick it up. lol

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

The same happens around here. My Luke is faster than a speeding bullet when it comes to people food.

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@smileyhema (4463)

• United States

23 Jul 19

Yeah.. I've heard this but very recently. My friend has told about this. But, she quoted it as "3 second rule".

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@smileyhema (4463)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@HazySue Haha! I've heard but not sure what could be the number. But, the logic is the same as you'd mentioned. :) Hehe.. he is so sweet and of-course very active and quick. My regards to him.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

@smileyhema He is a sweetheart.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

That's funny. It's gone from 5 seconds to 3 seconds. Anyway my dog Luke would have it up and swallowed by the time I could start to bend down to pick it up.

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@LovingMyBabies (85923)

• Valdosta, Georgia

23 Jul 19

I have heard it! Lol. As LindaOhio said, my dogs would get it way before the 5 second rule anyway!

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@LovingMyBabies (85923)

• Valdosta, Georgia

25 Jul 19

@HazySue They are! Lol.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

Aren't they a great help. My Luke regularly patrols the floor for dropped crumbs and goodies.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

23 Jul 19

lol, yes ma'am. 'f course such aint true 'n these days i'd be more leery. sooo many mutant germs.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@HazySue i 'gree with ya, hon. jest not worth the risk.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

Germs attack the second anything hits the floor. I love the saying but...

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

23 Jul 19

I'm not quite into the 5 second rule as I was as a kid, but it depends on where something fell. If the very last chocolate covered Macadamia nut fell on my carpet, I'd probably blow it off and eat it. But if a slice of cherry pie fell on my kitchen floor...no way.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

I can certainly understand that. I am not someone who will pick something up off the floor and eat it. My kitchen floor is not the cleanest in town.

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jul 19

I hadn't heard of this till I was well and truly an adult but I often hear it now.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

Little sayings like that seem to stick around for years.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

24 Jul 19

I remember this when I was in childhood days. Most kids at my age when dropping and picking the food will say, "It's not more than 5 seconds.' Then, eat the food.

It was a fond memory during my childhood years.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

25 Jul 19

@HazySue It is indeed, my friend.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

Isn't it funny the things we remember from our childhood.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

23 Jul 19

Yes, I've heard of it many times. I will not eat anything that touches the floor, even if my house is immaculate.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

28 Jul 19

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

I can understand that. Once it hits the floor it becomes my little Luke's.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Jul 19

The food rule, yes, all the time. The germ rule, that's a new one on me.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Jul 19

@HazySue Yes, it is funny.

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

I thought it was funny when I read it.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

24 Jul 19

@HazySue No, I have never heard of it. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

It is a saying I have heard all my life.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

25 Jul 19

@HazySue I have never heard of it till you mentioned it in your post.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

23 Jul 19

Yes, I still heard it with other people and friends. Sometimes it makes me laugh.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

It makes me laugh too. I am amazed that the saying is still around.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

25 Jul 19

@HazySue I have friends who always do that. Lol

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@Bensen32 (28658)

• United States

23 Jul 19

I never heard this say as a kid but as I got older I heard it, not so sure I agree with it, seems very nasty to be eating something off the ground.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

I now what you mean. I think it was started because wasting any food however little was unacceptable back in the time when money was hard to come by.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

@Bensen32 Makes sense to me.

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@Bensen32 (28658)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@HazySue I can understand that, I was liking like if I was starving and that was the last of the food, I would have the 30 minute rule. If there is other food to have I will pass on eating off the floor.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

24 Jul 19

My dad used to use it (5 second rule) all the time. My mom was a nurse, she was glare at my father.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

You mom was right. The germs are ever ready on the spot - you can't blow them off.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@HazySue and mom's spit on a cloth doesn't remove grease :-)

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

@DocAndersen Isn't that the truth.

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@Nakitakona (59987)

• Philippines

24 Jul 19

Yeah, I remember it. It's still okay to eat those food that has fallen to the floor within 5 seconds after you pick it up.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

I have heard that there are only a few germs by then but have also heard that the germs are becoming more deadly.

@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

24 Jul 19

My mom's version is that the germs are too shocked with the impact of the fall that it takes them 5 seconds to recover.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

I like her explanation. It sounds good to me.

@lovebuglena (52142)

• Staten Island, New York

23 Jul 19

Yeah, I've heard of it. I never understood why five seconds specifically. But I've picked stuff up and either blew on it or rinsed it if it fell on the floor. But that's at home.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

To tell the truth I think the number was picked out of the air. I don't think is particularly meaningful.

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@janethwayne (5191)

• Philippines

24 Jul 19

No because my grandparents never say anything before.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

I don't know where or when the saying started but many down here in the area where I am know the saying.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Jul 19

Oh yes, all of my life. Made me smile. Had a good day.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

I like older saying such as this. There are so many of them out there.

@debjani1 (7202)

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24 Jul 19

I used to say 10 seconds rule for my daughter.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

Same thing, different amount of time. It is funny how this saying in different forms seems to have made it around the world.

Reeham D. Kadir

• Qatar

24 Jul 19

I didn't know that there is such thing as 5 second rule for foods fall on the floor. LOL!

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

25 Jul 19

It is really kind of a joking saying. When I was growing up little ones would drop food on the floor regularly. The mom would typically rush to pic it up, blow it off and hand it back to be eaten saying "5 second rule".

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