It depends on the food and the surface it's dropped on.
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May-07-2012 18:23
bananas
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Originally posted by srussell0018
It depends on the food and the surface it's dropped on.
and how much i want it
May-07-2012 18:24
Blake
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Location: New York, New York
10 second rule!
I've never even heard of a 3 or 5 second rule. I'd say I throw food that's fallen on the floor in the garbage about 98% of the time, and only employ the 10 second rule for certain types of food that I know are less prone to collecting dirt or debris. I use this rule most of the time with non-food items, like pills / vitamins etc. Moreover, although we call it the 10 second rule, I can't say I've known anyone to wait more than 2 or 3 seconds to actually retrieve a food item off the floor and eat it
The first time i heard about that idiotic rule is from american tv shows. Number of seconds is irrelevant, dont think so? Then would you eat food that touched the floor for one second (well short of the "rule") in new orleans, the morning after mardi gras, or something that was on the floor of a NASA clean room where they assemble satelites and shit for an hour.
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May-07-2012 18:42
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Re: Dropped food and local culture - How many seconds till it's no longer okay to nom it?
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Originally posted by Lira from Brazil
A bit of a thread derail, but Lira...please help me figure this one out? Are expenses in Brazil (Rio and/or Sao Paolo) higher than in America? In terms of cost of living, etc.
A a close friend and business partner is from Brazil (and after studying and working in LA he's back in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, but lives most of the time in Sao Paolo); we're both thinking about doing business for the world cup events; this would ultimately lead to a temporary relocation, if it all pans out.
Anyways I was just a bit in shock to hear from my buddy how things were more expensive in Brazil.
May-07-2012 18:58
stewart.m
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Location: south west of england
well coming from a pro catering background the rule was always 5 sec but in all honesty the second the food hits the floor its heading for the bin no matter how clean the floor unless its a banana lol
I've always said the five second rule. Although really, that's just a joke. It depends on the food and the surface it lands on, and the time the two meet for is irrelevant.