Would you eat food if you dropped it on the floor?

[Rat Luv]

1 minute ago, TT120 said:

I use the 5 second rule generally but I have to beat my dog to it.  This only applies to my house though.  If it falls on the floor of the mens room at the Chevron station, then nope.

Why would you be eating in the toilet???

[Love Zhaoying]

6 minutes ago, Rat Luv said:

I once ate a piece of Monster Munch after I dropped it in a train station 

What is "Monster Munch"?

[TT120]

Just now, Rat Luv said:

Why would you be eating in the toilet???

Cant let the burrito get cold......

[Rat Luv]

1 minute ago, Love Zhaoying said:

What is "Monster Munch"?

The most addictive crisps ever 

 

You can get them in beef, pickled onion or flaming hot, which is like spicy ketchup.

[Rowan Amore]

23 minutes ago, Rat Luv said:

The most addictive crisps ever 

 

You can get them in beef, pickled onion or flaming hot, which is like spicy ketchup.

There used to be one in the US that was steak flavored.  Dang but those were good.

[Lewis Luminos]

47 minutes ago, Rat Luv said:

I once ate a piece of Monster Munch after I dropped it in a train station 

Monster Munch has so many preservatives in it, you could probably drop it in worse places than that and still eat it. Pickled Onion Monster Munch is the best.

[LittleMe Jewell]

I have cats, so even right after cleaning there seems to be cat hair everywhere.  Thus even dry food at home has to be carefully checked and probably dusted off very carefully.  Wet food at home would depend on whether rinsing it under water would ruin it -- can easily just rinse off fruit without ruining the taste, but not so much all wet food.

And never if not at home.

[Talligurl]

7 hours ago, Rat Luv said:

Sorry...it was just a silly thing. I spilled wasabi peas over the floor yesterday and scooped them up and ate them. I just wanted reassurance that that was a perfectly normal thing to do.

And thankfully Rowan confirmed it is 

Scooped them up? Sorry no, I will pick up a single item and eat it, but no scooping.

[Rolig Loon]

Hmmm...  Proposed revision to the 5 second rule: "You may eat food if it bounces or rolls when it hits the floor,  and if you can catch it within 5 seconds."  That still leaves some things like marshmallows and Cheetos in a gray area, but it works for wasabi peas and grapes (kinda).

[Love Zhaoying]

Akshually, I'm ok with the counter top..if it looks clean..but not the floor.  Don't mind the dogs eating off the floor, though.

[lunasmirage]

I love how this topic can be analyzed with so much depth haha! But I agree that I'd eat dry food off the floor of my house but nothing with any moisture content, unless it can be washed. 

[Love Zhaoying]

I thought of a good one! If someone slipped on a banana peel (intentionally placed), I would eat the banana first for a good friend (to hide the evidence). I would not eat the peel after the slip, that's gross (but that was on my mind when I started writing).

[Cecilia Dallas]

5 hours ago, RowanMinx said:

It all depends on the moisture content of the food and what floor it fell on.  Dry food at home, anything goes.  Dust it off.and you're good to go.  Moist food?  That takes closer inspection.  Food anywhere but home, nope.

This is correct.

[Orwar]

46 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said:

If someone slipped on a banana peel [ ... ]

   ... And who gets to eat the person that slipped?

[Kimmi Zehetbauer]

Don't believe in the 3 or 5 second rule.  If the sucka hits the ground, it's history! 🤣

Edited January 7, 2021 by Kimmi Zehetbauer
Fixed grammer due to old age.

[Sprout Evergarden]

Depends on is it my floor that I recently moped? Even thou I know it is likely safe it would still be a no. however if it was not my floor that was freshly moped it would be a Heck no!

[Love Zhaoying]

16 minutes ago, Orwar said:

1 hour ago, Love Zhaoying said:

If someone slipped on a banana peel [ ... ]

   ... And who gets to eat the person that slipped?

I do believe that the slipper slips into an alternate reality.

[Amina Sopwith]

Three second rule, surely. But I have a shoeless house. 

[Maryanne Solo]

It would depend on how long since I cleaned the floor, because I am the one who cleans it.
Last cleaned> Yesterday morning, coincidentally.
No pets and only two people frequent my kitchen, I am the one who does all the food prep.

[Amina Sopwith]

5 hours ago, RowanMinx said:

There used to be one in the US that was steak flavored.  Dang but those were good.

Pretty sure you can get that here. I'll look out for it. If I find it, I'll have a bag in your honour.

[Bree Giffen]

I’ve found that people will still eat food I have dropped on the floor.

 

[Paul Hexem]

Some foods on some floors, it's fine.

[Rat Luv]

 

6 minutes ago, Bree Giffen said:

I’ve found that people will still eat food I have dropped on the floor.

But do you tell them? 😲

[Rowan Amore]

39 minutes ago, Rat Luv said:

 

But do you tell them? 😲

Only if they ask!😂😄

[Pixie Kobichenko]

Splurged a half year or so back & bought steaks for family dinner.  My son dropped his plate on his way to eat in front of tv, everything splattered on the tile floor.  I did the courageous mom thing and gave him my plate of food & rinsed off the steak he dropped and had it for my meal.   I’m still here to tell the tale.  

Edited January 7, 2021 by Pixie Kobichenko