Dave Smith wrote:
> John Kane wrote:
>>
>>>> That's just gross. Are you telling me if you drop a slice of peach or a
>>>> meatball on the floor you're going to pick it up and pop it in your mouth if
>>>> it's only been there for 4 seconds?
>>> Why not?
>> It seems to me that I saw a report from U of Manitoba where a student
>> checked this in public buildings. In most cases she could not find
>> anything on the floors, The 5 sec rule could just as well have been
>> the 10 minute rule.
>
> It's funny that people will put all sorts of foods on their counter and not
> worry about germs, but if something falls on a (hopefully) clean floor they
> won't touch it.


Yes. Unless you have cats or dogs in the kitchen or are walking around
it in boots that have just mucked around a barnyard, I don't see the
problem with picking up something that has fallen and SELECTIVELY
deciding whether to eat it or not.

gloria p