Five Second Rule?

Factual Questions
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My favorite example of that “out of place” rule is the trays in the cafeteria. They’re washed in exactly the same way as the plates (stack 'em on a rack, run 'em through the machine, if you can still see stuff on 'em, run 'em through until you can’t), but most of the folks I eat with consider anything that contacts the tray unfit for human consumption.

In general, the only things on your floor that are a greater problem than your plate are things that you can see. If your floor is covered in cat fur or tracked-in mud, then it should be obvious.

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my general rule is that if it bounces, then it’s probably good to eat, with the where-it-landed variable in place.

i don’t know though, there’s some food out there where i’m more concerned with what’s inside it, then what might be on it if i violate the five-second rule.

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After 4.75 seconds, pick the food up, hold it up to the heavens, close your eyes and say the following words: “clean food, clean food, clean food.” Then dig in!

Bon appetit!