Many people follow the “five-second rule,” but science shows the truth is more about safety than timing. Studies have found that food picks up germs as soon as it hits the floor, regardless of how ...

Forbes: A new study found some truth to the “five-second rule,” which suggests it’s safe to consume food that has touched the floor as long as its within the five-second limit. Share this article!

Almost everyone has dropped food on the floor and was immediately filled with disappointment because they still wanted to eat it. The moment is often met with someone nearby yelling, “Five-second rule ...

-- We've all been guilty of using the "five second rule" excuse to consume something tasty after dropping it on the floor. While we previously only had the comfort of knowing that it didn't look like ...

(NEXSTAR) – Uh oh. You just dropped your toast on the floor. It was the last piece, too. And you were enjoying it so, so much. You know where this is going. Since childhood, most of us have been aware ...

Five seconds might be a quick enough amount of time to salvage a dropped piece of food from the ground before it’s no longer edible, but five seconds is far too long to operate in real-time data ...

It's one of those "rules" that has stood the test of time, but can we really trust it? Many people follow the “five-second rule,” but science shows the truth is more about safety than timing. Studies ...