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serialdeviant.org(y) » The five-second rule debunked — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:38:21 +0000

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By: Abnormally Normal

Abnormally Normal — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:17:30 +0000

Trapping stale air??? I've never heard of such a thing.
I store rim down because I've been to other houses where they store rim up and I have shockingly been served the occasional fly or spider that has fallen down into the glass and died in the bottom.
I have the heebie geebies all over again just thinking about it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:29:37 +0000

Harold McGee says we don't really have any time to pick up dropped food; will I still do it? Yep. Article here in the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/dining/09curi.html?ex=1181880000&en=1d19a031c3a3052e&ei=5070

By: megan

megan — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:30:20 +0000

Fillyjonk - Bugs! Yikes!

Michelle - Thanks.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:52:40 +0000

Martha agrees with you about the glassware, in this month's Living (somewhere, I forget what page/section but I just read it in bed last night!) she says to store the glasses rim up, since that's the most delicate part of the glass.

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:08:31 +0000

I live in an old, old house in the South, which means you periodically just have bugs. (Usually for me it's those little sugar ants). So I store rims-down, because I don't like surprises, and I don't like the thought that SOMEONE may have been tracking his/her six feet (that I don't know where they've been) over my glassware. That said, I'd rather live with the occasional ant than get my house sprayed every couple weeks with toxic chemicals, like some people around here do.

By: megan

megan — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:08:18 +0000

Ty - Whenever I see this experiment mentioned it's inevitably done by a college science class of some sort. It does appear frequently. I saw a story earlier this year (which I wasn't able to find) that said any fraction of a second on the floor was too long.

By: Ty

Ty — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:47:43 +0000

The 5 second rule story...Did you ever see the MythBusters episode where they did something similar? It's been bugging me all week that I haven't heard anyone mention that episode. It almost feels like that's where those girls got their idea.
http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2005/10/mythbusters_chinese_invasion_a.html

The MythBusters found bacteria depending on the type of food and surface. They busted the myth...Makes me wonder who's right...I bet this one will show up a Myths Revisited episode... :o)