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Old 01-11-2011, 15:20
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Where you drop a piece of food on the floor/table, then pick it up really quickly and go "3 second rule" then eat it.

Do you do this or know anyone who does it?

I find it quite cringe worthy (unless its tightly wrapped in something.)
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Old 01-11-2011, 15:27
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How filthy is your table??
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Old 01-11-2011, 15:43
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How filthy is your table??
^^^ This, how bad is your table.

As for the floor, I believe its a 5 second rule.
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Old 01-11-2011, 15:49
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Table: fine.
Floor: in the bin.

The five second rule was busted on Mythbusters by the way!
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Old 01-11-2011, 15:59
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Definite 5 second rule is applicable everywhere but outside. It does depend what it is though, if it's like a sticky sweet or something that's come up all hairy (!) then no chance. But applicable to most things!
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Old 01-11-2011, 16:08
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Definite 5 second rule is applicable everywhere but outside. It does depend what it is though, if it's like a sticky sweet or something that's come up all hairy (!) then no chance. But applicable to most things!
Thanks for clearing that up, wasn't sure if it was the 3 sec rule or 5 sec either way.
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Old 01-11-2011, 16:08
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How filthy is your table??
^^^ This, how bad is your table.

As for the floor, I believe its a 5 second rule.
I don't have a table that I eat from (no space) I just meant in general
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Old 01-11-2011, 16:21
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It takes my dog 3 seconds to get to any dropped food..if you can beat the dog, you can have it!
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Old 01-11-2011, 16:31
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It takes my dog 3 seconds to get to any dropped food..if you can beat the dog, you can have it!
I was just about to write this, but 3 seconds is slow in our house. They will literally catch it mid flight !!! You don't get the chance to scoup it up and eat it yourself.
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Old 01-11-2011, 16:39
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It takes my dog 3 seconds to get to any dropped food..if you can beat the dog, you can have it!
That would give a nice healthy competitive edge to meal times wouldn't it
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Old 01-11-2011, 16:41
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I did this with some Halloumi at the weekend, luckily I'd just an hour before mopped the kitchen floor
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Old 01-11-2011, 16:50
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It takes my dog 3 seconds to get to any dropped food..if you can beat the dog, you can have it!
If I had a dog (flat is to small, waiting to move first) I wouldn't let them anywhere near me/us when we are preparing or eating food, as much as I love dogs I hate it when they just stare waiting to get a nibble or any scraps, my mum used to let her dogs do this all the time, couldn't stand it so I just used to go and eat in my room. So I am afraid they would be shut out when food is about, unless its their food of course.
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Old 01-11-2011, 18:21
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I have a dog and I have a phobia of eating hair (but doesn't everyone) so nope.
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Old 01-11-2011, 21:48
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Table: fine.
Floor: in the bin.

The five second rule was busted on Mythbusters by the way!
Indeed, it was made clear that it takes only a fraction of a second for the nasties to make themselves comfortable on your sarnie.
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Old 01-11-2011, 21:53
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Indeed, it was made clear that it takes only a fraction of a second for the nasties to make themselves comfortable on your sarnie.
I think people with common do actually realise that
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Old 02-11-2011, 08:52
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If I had a dog (flat is to small, waiting to move first) I wouldn't let them anywhere near me/us when we are preparing or eating food, as much as I love dogs I hate it when they just stare waiting to get a nibble or any scraps, my mum used to let her dogs do this all the time, couldn't stand it so I just used to go and eat in my room. So I am afraid they would be shut out when food is about, unless its their food of course.
Really?! I don't mind them pottering about. Dogs that whine or jump up REALLY annoy me, but them just sitting there and hoping that something drops I don't mind at all. In fact, I quite like it when I drop something and I don't have to pick it up....my dog would eat literally anything, he had an olive last night.

Only thing is that sometimes if it's not suitable for them it's hard to manage to get the brush or hoover out and prevent them from getting it. Like last night when I dropped the chilli flakes from the cupboard and got them all over the kitchen floor....don't think he'd like them for some reason!
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Old 02-11-2011, 10:26
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If I had a dog (flat is to small, waiting to move first) I wouldn't let them anywhere near me/us when we are preparing or eating food, as much as I love dogs I hate it when they just stare waiting to get a nibble or any scraps, my mum used to let her dogs do this all the time, couldn't stand it so I just used to go and eat in my room. So I am afraid they would be shut out when food is about, unless its their food of course.

My dog never looks or bothers me when im cooking or eating but as soon as ive finished what im doing she will have a sniff round to see if Ive dropped anything.


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If I drop anything I will still eat it, unless its hairy or looks dirty. except anything runny . Dropped a whole casserole on the floor once really really want to to scoop it all up into another bowl, but never.
I would never give anyone food I had dropped on the floor im just talking about myself
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Old 02-11-2011, 10:27
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5 second rule in the house (unless the dropped morsel is wet, splattered or obviously contaminated). But we have laminate floors and no indoor pets, so it's easy to keep (visibly) clean. As as I'm a firm believer that a little bit of dirt is good for your immune system (within reason), no issue

0-second rule anywhere else - partly becuase other people apply that, so you might get some looks, and partly because I don't know exactly their cleaning regime
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Old 02-11-2011, 10:30
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5 second rule in the house (unless the dropped morsel is wet, splattered or obviously contaminated). But we have laminate floors and no indoor pets, so it's easy to keep (visibly) clean. As as I'm a firm believer that a little bit of dirt is good for your immune system (within reason), no issue

0-second rule anywhere else - partly becuase other people apply that, so you might get some looks, and partly because I don't know exactly their cleaning regime
Couldn't agree more.....there is such a thing as too clean.
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Old 02-11-2011, 12:06
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As others have said, depends on the food. If I can't see the nasties on it then they don't bother me. I DO know that they're there, and funnily enough on a recent food safety course the instructor said drily "there is NO five second rule in professional kitchens". I've just never heard of anyone getting food poisoning from a sandwich dropped on a carpet.
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Old 02-11-2011, 14:53
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The 3 second rule is nonsense.
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Old 02-11-2011, 15:59
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My dog never looks or bothers me when im cooking or eating but as soon as ive finished what im doing she will have a sniff round to see if Ive dropped anything.


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If I drop anything I will still eat it, unless its hairy or looks dirty. except anything runny . Dropped a whole casserole on the floor once really really want to to scoop it all up into another bowl, but never.
I would never give anyone food I had dropped on the floor im just talking about myself
My mum always made a HUGE steak pie for Hogmanay, and dropped it once as she took it out of the oven.
The pastry was rapidly put onto a baking sheet, and the meat and gravy scooped up and put back in the pie dish before anyone saw what had happened.

Everyone in the house said it was the best steak pie she had ever made.

But that was back in the days when common sense applied far more than "researchers" telling you what's good or bad for you, and LONG before common sense went out the window.

Added: Not quite sure how much the amount of drink consumed had to do with the verdict on the steak pie!

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Old 02-11-2011, 16:06
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I apply the 5 second rule. Sometimes I'll give it a blow before eating it too
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Old 02-11-2011, 16:50
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If it's been on the floor I won't touch it.

Some people have mentioned animals in this thread and animals and my food should never mix unless I'm eating the animal. I can't stand it when people have animals around the dinner table and let them eat from their hands and lick their hands etc. I won't even touch an animal without washing my hands after. Then again I don't actually really like animals and never have any desire to touch them.
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Old 02-11-2011, 17:42
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Depends on many different variables, company, food type, floor hygiene etc. Generally I am not too fussy at all if indoors but will not eat anything that I have dropped on the floor outdoors (unless it is a sweet which is wrapped in paper or something).
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