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Subject Eating Food Left on Floor For Five Fuckin Seconds "or better known as the 5 second rule", HAS MERRIT new study says...WOULD YOU EAT IT?

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http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-79621383/
The latest on the five-second rule: Food picked up after a few seconds of falling on the floor is less likely to contain bacteria than if it's left there longer.

The findings are from Aston University’s School of Life and Health Sciences in Britain. A group of biology students led by microbiology professor Anthony Hilton studied the amount of E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on different substances after they had been dropped on the floor for three to 30 seconds. They used toast, pasta, biscuits and sticky, sweet foods and dropped them on carpet, laminate and tiled surfaces.

A couple seconds, though, doesn't necessarily mean you're in the clear.

"Consuming food dropped on the floor still carries an infection risk as it very much depends on which bacteria are present on the floor at the time," Hilton said. "However, the findings of this study will bring some light relief to those who have bee

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This is so lame!! THIS is what they teach in American Universities???!
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The latest on the five-second rule: Food picked up after a few seconds of falling on the floor is less likely to contain bacteria than if it's left there longer.

The findings are from Aston University’s School of Life and Health Sciences in Britain. A group of biology students led by microbiology professor Anthony Hilton studied the amount of E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on different substances after they had been dropped on the floor for three to 30 seconds. They used toast, pasta, biscuits and sticky, sweet foods and dropped them on carpet, laminate and tiled surfaces.

A couple seconds, though, doesn't necessarily mean you're in the clear.

"Consuming food dropped on the floor still carries an infection risk as it very much depends on which bacteria are present on the floor at the time," Hilton said. "However, the findings of this study will bring some light relief to those who have bee

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