30 Seconds – The New 5-Second Rule
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Good news for slobs and sloppy eaters — that food you dropped on the floor is still safe to eat 30 seconds later.
Student researchers at Connecticut College conducted rigorous experiments in the dining hall and the snack bar to see how long it takes for food dropped on the floor to attract rogue bacteria, the New London College said. Photo Bluemoonart
According to commonly shared principle, dropped food that spends less than five seconds on the floor — the five-second rule — is still safe to eat because rogue bacteria need more time to taint it, reports Daily Business Update.
The flip-side of the five-second rule is that consuming food that’s logged more than five seconds of floor time should deter even the most valiant of the fearless.
Now student researchers Molly Goettsche and Nicole Moin claim their study debunks the five-second rule by showing that bacteria needs more time to contaminate dropped food than previously believed.
Under supervision of assistant professor Anne Bernhard, the two biology students experimented with samples of wet food and dry food. Food samples were left on the floor for various intervals, and then analyzed for contamination.
According to Goettsche and Moin, the results of their research showed that people can wait as long as 30 seconds to pick up wet foods and even longer for dry foods.
In a statement, Goettsche said: “The five-second rule should probably be renamed. You actually have a little more time.”
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Oh Boy. This will make an awful lot of people happy!!
Hi Deborah. Thank you for stopping by and commenting on my blog. Just wanted to let you know, that I will be looking at the article you sent via email. Many, no, most things I read and research, are indeed, extremely disturbing and upsetting. Even as an ex-police dispatcher, who has seen and heard an awful lot of horrible stories, when things involve children, it can be just sickening!
Have a wonderful week and good luck on the contest!!
jacer
Hi Jacer,
I’m only happy to help. I’m sure you’ve probably seen some of the worst. Ppl like you are making a difference, and I commend you.
It wasn’t until the night that I ran across that MySpace Guardian toolbar that I began to realize how prevalent the situation is. The realities of everything involved goes far beyond what mere words can convey, and gut wrenching to say the very least.
I’ll keep you posted whenever I find anything that may be of use to you and provide you with any info I stumble across if it helps.
Thanks for your good wishes, and have a great week yourself
Hey girls, I just dropped in to say Happy Birthday to this fantastic woman, Deborah.
Happy Birthday*Big Birthday Hugs*
Play it again, Sam?
Happy Birthday!
Rats.
Have a Happy Birthday, is what I’m trying to post here, Girlykins! Evidently I just washed my hands and can’t do a thing with them. Please copy and paste for the whole message.
http://maryannaville.blogspot.com/2007/06/happy-birthday-deborah.html/
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Saboma, you’re so incredible! I can’t believe the beautiful post / b-day wish you gave me! Thanks SO much!!! I’m amazed you even KNEW!
Yes, just washed hands syndrom…I know it well
In fact, I just had to type ‘amazed’ 3 times to get it right, haha.
You’re such a sweeheart! It’s the first thing I got to see when I finally sat down to my puter
Happy Birthday….Deborah….I have a message on my site too!!!!! hope it was a great one !!!!
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Kim, that was so sweet of you!!! Thank you!!!
I’m feelin loved
Smoooooches!