Thursday, March 13, 2014

But you still shouldn't eat that yellow snow...

In what could very well be a front runner for next years Ignobel Prizes, researchers have demonstrated that the 5 second rule for dropped food has validity....

From Science Daily 
The findings suggest there may be some scientific basis to the '5 second rule' -- the urban myth about it being fine to eat food that has only had contact with the floor for five seconds or less. Although people have long followed the 5 second rule, until now it was unclear whether it actually helped.
Professor Hilton added: "Our study showed surprisingly that a large majority of people are happy to consume dropped food, with women the most likely to do so. But they are also more likely to follow the 5 second rule, which our research has shown to be much more than an old wives tail." 
Either someone didn't proofread this or the good Professor slipped in a Freudian reference to being a widower....

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