A brilliant article from The Washington Post: That Dropped Doughnut (thanks, Emilee).
I remember hearing ten-second rule more than five-second rule as a child, but I could just have a faulty memory. I remember specifically, however, that my uncle Matt was the first person to ever explain the rule to me and I believed him because I was young and Uncle Matt is a doctor. I'm pretty sure I even used "Well my uncle's a doctor and he says..." as an excuse to my elementary school friends. This was before I found out that adults lie to children about what they know and know even less.
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Well, just so you know, I saw on the news just the other day that it's actually a thirty second rule for most foods. However, if it's moist or wet the rule doesn't apply. Fruit, for example, picks up bacteria instantly.
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