The 5 Second Rule?

Do you believe in the five second rule? When I was a kid I did. I mean, what kid wants to have to throw away a chocolate chip cookie, especially when it was the last one in the cookie jar?

But after growing up a little, I realized just how much gunk is on a floor. Think about where your shoes have been! Even if the floor has just been mopped, do you really think there's nothing there to worry about?

What got me going on the subject was a little video I just watched on Huffington Post on the subject. It seems they did an experiement where the floor was cleaned, covered with salmonella bacteria and left to dry. They then came back and dropped a sandwich, waited five seconds and picked it up. Testing showed 10,000 salmonella bacteria on the sandwich.

So, do you still believe in the five second rule?