The article debunks the widely believed '5-second rule' through an experiment conducted by TikTok user @HowDirtyIs. By dropping food on surfaces for varying lengths of time, the results revealed alarming levels of bacterial contamination, even after just 5 seconds. The origins of the rule are speculated to stem from historical anecdotes involving Ghengis Khan and Julia Child. Despite revealing findings that challenge the rule's validity, opinions in the comments section were divided, with some rejecting the notion and others humorously defending it.
'5 seconds or 60, it'll be nasty either way,' @HowDirtyIs said.
'Looks like even 0 seconds is too long,' they said.
After just a brief drop (deemed '0 seconds' by the TikToker), the petri dish was covered in hundreds of bacteria colonies.
'Never eating food from the floor again...'
Others attribute it to Julia Child's cooking show in the 1960s when she picked up a pancake that fell on the stove and told her viewers it was still okay to eat.
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