Is there any truth to the five-second rule?

The Truth about The Five-Second Rule   

You drop a piece of food on the floor, quickly pick it up, and pop it into your mouth, thinking the five-second rule saves you, believing the idea that your food won’t be contaminated with bacteria if you pick it up within five seconds.

Is there any truth to the five-second rule? Countless studies confirm no, revealing that your food can become instantly contaminated once it hits the floor, especially wet foods.

TikTok creator Nick Aicher has even tested the five-second rule, incubating samples that sat on the floor between five and thirty seconds, declaring that “0 seconds on the floor is even too long” for food to sit on the floor before you eat it.

One scientist said that while you “likely won’t get sick” from following the rule, it’s a “gamble”, adding, “The world is one big petri dish.”

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