Poll: Food that touched the floor, do you eat it ?
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I tend to follow the 5-second rule but won't go for sticky foods that'll pick up grime and fluff easily. It kinda depends on the floor, but being most of the food I drop is either at home or in work it's a rare instance when I wouldn't just scoop it up and scarf it down.
It's good to get some germs down ye. There's too much emphasis on being too clean and it's ironically[footnote]the funny not-quite-accurate form of 'ironic'.. I'm well aware of the true meaning thank you.[/footnote] not good for us.
It's good to get some germs down ye. There's too much emphasis on being too clean and it's ironically[footnote]the funny not-quite-accurate form of 'ironic'.. I'm well aware of the true meaning thank you.[/footnote] not good for us.
You know, I don't generally know about the age of folks on here, but with questions like this one here I pray to Zeus you're young and can still change your ways. Or at least travel, see the world, see some people starve and die, just to put things into perspective.
I picked the 'Depends on where I dropped the food', as that's usually my most important deciding factor. At home, I've repeatedly pretty much eaten off the - clean - floor to train puppies and kitten and kids. Outside, in the woods, on the lawn, it's all good. In the streets with lots of dirty people and shoes and human waste and boogers and sweat and blood and tears sticking to everything, nah, not so much.
It also depends very much on the food in question and the state it's in. Raw meat that's about to get fried in the pan? Sure, just rinse it and clean it first. No harm done. Stuff that's about to get boiled? Meh, depends. If it's just for myself, absolutely, if it's for hungry hungry hippos or other pet animals, absolutely, if it's for guests or freshly hatched human babies... probably not, no.
The n seconds / minutes / lightyears rule is complete and utter bollocks. If I were to stick my finger in random poop, it does not matter how long I held it in there to make it quite unsanitary. If the floor in question is reasonably clean and the food is dry, eating it is a no-brainer. If the food gets heated up quite a bit, it's a no-brainer. If the food maintains its consistency and shape, it's a no-brainer. I wouldn't eat raw eggs off the floor and I wouldn't eat liquid foodstuffs off the floor, and we're all quite healthy and easily seem to resist the various flu-like influenza waves without any vaccination whatsoever, so I don't think living a germ-free life is necessarily a good thing, quite on the contrary. I also have an intolerance when it comes to hair. Just thinking about hair or toenails or bellybutton fluff sticking to things is enough to make me projectile vomit, so that's out of the question.
The last thing I ate off the floor was 1) a delicious little snippet of pig that fell on the kitchen floor while I was cutting it up prior to being marinated and pan-fried and 2) a crisp that I sent flying due to some surprise fumbling on my behalf. I'm less tolerant when at somebody else's place.
Just this morning, I dropped a raw egg in the kitchen. I did not eat that. Had the egg already been cooked and firm, I would absolutely have eaten it. I still fried it up immediately and gave it to the cockroaches, a rare treat that's healthy to them and, in turn, makes them strong and healthy and superiour food to the lizards and spiders.
I picked the 'Depends on where I dropped the food', as that's usually my most important deciding factor. At home, I've repeatedly pretty much eaten off the - clean - floor to train puppies and kitten and kids. Outside, in the woods, on the lawn, it's all good. In the streets with lots of dirty people and shoes and human waste and boogers and sweat and blood and tears sticking to everything, nah, not so much.
It also depends very much on the food in question and the state it's in. Raw meat that's about to get fried in the pan? Sure, just rinse it and clean it first. No harm done. Stuff that's about to get boiled? Meh, depends. If it's just for myself, absolutely, if it's for hungry hungry hippos or other pet animals, absolutely, if it's for guests or freshly hatched human babies... probably not, no.
The n seconds / minutes / lightyears rule is complete and utter bollocks. If I were to stick my finger in random poop, it does not matter how long I held it in there to make it quite unsanitary. If the floor in question is reasonably clean and the food is dry, eating it is a no-brainer. If the food gets heated up quite a bit, it's a no-brainer. If the food maintains its consistency and shape, it's a no-brainer. I wouldn't eat raw eggs off the floor and I wouldn't eat liquid foodstuffs off the floor, and we're all quite healthy and easily seem to resist the various flu-like influenza waves without any vaccination whatsoever, so I don't think living a germ-free life is necessarily a good thing, quite on the contrary. I also have an intolerance when it comes to hair. Just thinking about hair or toenails or bellybutton fluff sticking to things is enough to make me projectile vomit, so that's out of the question.
The last thing I ate off the floor was 1) a delicious little snippet of pig that fell on the kitchen floor while I was cutting it up prior to being marinated and pan-fried and 2) a crisp that I sent flying due to some surprise fumbling on my behalf. I'm less tolerant when at somebody else's place.
Just this morning, I dropped a raw egg in the kitchen. I did not eat that. Had the egg already been cooked and firm, I would absolutely have eaten it. I still fried it up immediately and gave it to the cockroaches, a rare treat that's healthy to them and, in turn, makes them strong and healthy and superiour food to the lizards and spiders.
If it's not wet food, I'll probably eat it, like if it's wet and stuff sticks to it. But if it's a chip or something else that doesn't attatch dust and icky stuff like superglue I'll prolly eat it. I once ate a cheeto that was on the floor of my room in a secluded corner, I did it with the knowledge I had not had a bag of cheetos in my room for two weeks. It was worth it, for an hour, then I got stomach cramps.
If I stand I touch the floor. Therefor, by extention, if I touch the food it touches the floor too so if I haven't died from touching the floor I might as well. On the other hand if I sit on a chair and drop anything I can't confirm the floor's safety so I'll chuck it in my fiery pit, which is conveniently located in the middle of my living room.
Depends on the floor. I don't mind my floor because I'm pretty clean. I know it's not actually doing much to reduce the number of germs on them, but I'm not worried about getting sick. I just don't want dust or anything that effects the taste, but I can't bring myself to eat something that fell outside or in a resterant for example.
Depends entirely on the food and the floor. Anything sticky? Throw it away. Is the floor dirty? Throw it away. I'm probably a bit to cautious with this kind of stuff, but better safe then dead. I mean sorry.
I remember that one time I wanted to eat pizza on the balcony. I stumbled and dropped it right on the carpeted balcony. With the good side down. I was angry for the entire day.
I remember that one time I wanted to eat pizza on the balcony. I stumbled and dropped it right on the carpeted balcony. With the good side down. I was angry for the entire day.
Depend on where the food is drop. Example I will pick it up and eat it if it drop on the table surface since I know my parent clean it however if it was drop on the floor which is the rug/ carpet type then I won't pick it up to eat it. The floor is where our feet step on and has more dust etc. In another word I think the floor has more dirt/ germs then the table does.
5 Second rule!
Though honestly, it does depend on either the food, or the floor. If I drop something outside, then it's gone. I mourn and move away.
However, if I've dropped something in the house, I know that my mum or myself clean the floor pretty regularly. If it's a potato chip or some hard shell candy, I'll just brush it off and go to town on that bad boy.
If it's anything mushy, like mashed potatoes or ice cream, then I also consider it gone from the moment it hits the floor. The possibility of it soaking up something is too high for me to risk.
Though honestly, it does depend on either the food, or the floor. If I drop something outside, then it's gone. I mourn and move away.
However, if I've dropped something in the house, I know that my mum or myself clean the floor pretty regularly. If it's a potato chip or some hard shell candy, I'll just brush it off and go to town on that bad boy.
If it's anything mushy, like mashed potatoes or ice cream, then I also consider it gone from the moment it hits the floor. The possibility of it soaking up something is too high for me to risk.
I put no because my dogs would be on whatever I dropped in a flash.
That's ok with me though, they are serving their function as mini hoovers
That's ok with me though, they are serving their function as mini hoovers
Depends on the floor and the food.
Something that's dry (or not dry, but that can be rinsed, like a carrot) I'll eat at my own house (assuming I get to it before the dog), but outside it's just staying there (or being given to the dog).
Given what I've read about kitchen sinks and germs though, I think drawing the line on the floor is actually a little random. I saw the bit about fecal matter on shoes in that video that someone posted, but people here don't wear shoes in the house, so as long as the dog's paws are washed, I'm not that worried. But then I've eaten from some disgusting food stalls and done some improper food preparation on camping trips, so my standards of food safety are pretty low in general.
Something that's dry (or not dry, but that can be rinsed, like a carrot) I'll eat at my own house (assuming I get to it before the dog), but outside it's just staying there (or being given to the dog).
Given what I've read about kitchen sinks and germs though, I think drawing the line on the floor is actually a little random. I saw the bit about fecal matter on shoes in that video that someone posted, but people here don't wear shoes in the house, so as long as the dog's paws are washed, I'm not that worried. But then I've eaten from some disgusting food stalls and done some improper food preparation on camping trips, so my standards of food safety are pretty low in general.
If I can get it quickly enough yeah. It also depends if I can wash off anything foreign to the food without ruining said food then I will have little trouble eating it. The processes some of the things we eat go through make me care less if there is some slight imperfection like a hair or crumbs.
Five second rule, even though I know thats not true. I then lie to myself some more and convince myself it'll boost my immunity. I'm one of those people that are painfully un-wasteful. I'll reheat yesterdays coffee, eat leftovers, recycle everything. Though it depends on the floor and the food.
I'm not gonna scoop up pudding off the floor. Or if it landed in a spot I know the dogs like to sneak a bathroom break.
I'm not gonna scoop up pudding off the floor. Or if it landed in a spot I know the dogs like to sneak a bathroom break.
30 seconds or the nearest dog!
Seriously though, it depends on where I dropped it. If it's outside, or in public, NEVER! At home where I know the floors are clean, then yes I will eat it off the floor.
Seriously though, it depends on where I dropped it. If it's outside, or in public, NEVER! At home where I know the floors are clean, then yes I will eat it off the floor.
I usually do eat the food if I dropped it on the floor, because I am quick to pick it up again. Depends where I drop it though, if I drop it outside on a walkway or sidewalk, then I don't eat it. If I dropped it on the grass I probably would. If I dropped it in most places in my home, I would still eat it. I usually go by the 5 second rule.
My room is pretty clean, so if I drop anything I feel fine to eat it in my room. Mind you, I don't drop things very much.
My room is pretty clean, so if I drop anything I feel fine to eat it in my room. Mind you, I don't drop things very much.
