Asylum Debunks 10 Gross Food Myths

7. The five-second rule

Popular lore has it that a piece of food dropped on the floor can be safely eaten as long as it is picked up within five seconds. In reality, it can take as little as a nanosecond for nasty bacteria to attach to a fumbled snack. And no, announcing "five-second rule" doesn't change that equation. It just makes you annoying.

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