The “5-second rule” has survived for generations like a kitchen commandment: if you grab dropped food fast enough, it’s supposedly safe. But scientists have been quietly side-eyeing that logic for ...

If your family has lived, or at least survived, by the five-second rule, researchers at San Diego State University say you may be living on borrowed time. You know the rule: If food falls to the floor ...

Many people follow the “five-second rule,” but science shows the truth is more about safety than timing. Studies have found that food picks up germs as soon as it hits the floor, regardless of how ...

(NEXSTAR) – Uh oh. You just dropped your toast on the floor. It was the last piece, too. And you were enjoying it so, so much. You know where this is going. Since childhood, most of us have been aware ...

Almost everyone has dropped food on the floor and was immediately filled with disappointment because they still wanted to eat it. The moment is often met with someone nearby yelling, “Five-second rule ...