That '5 second rule' my buddy swears by nearly cost him a hospital visit
I was at a cookout last weekend in my backyard, and my friend Tom dropped a piece of burger on the patio. He picked it up in like 2 seconds, blew on it, and ate it. I told him that's not safe because bacteria don't wait 5 seconds, they hop on instantly. He laughed it off and said he's done it for 30 years with no issue. Well, three days later he called me from urgent care with food poisoning so bad he was hooked to an IV. The doctor asked him straight up, 'did you eat something that fell on the ground?' and he had to admit it. Has anyone else had a friend get burned by believing that rule too hard?