Is The 5-Second Rule True?
Watch me lift a car (and then drop it) with phone books! http://bit.ly/Tx6cd2 Vsauce video on "touch" and why bananas are radioactive: http://bit.ly/YfocQL Vsauce on THNKR (4-part interview...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. And bananas are fantastic. They're actually one of the most radioactive foods we regularly eat. Sometimes they're difficult to peel from the top. One of my favorite ways to avoid that is to simply hold the banana and snap it in half. Boom, now it peels itself. It's a wonderful little trick, except when you drop it on the ground. This is unfortunate, but if it picked it up quickly, would it be safe enough to eat? I mean, how quickly do the bacteria on the floor move onto the food? Some people call it the "5-Second Rule." Others, the "10-Second Rule." And still, others, the "2-Second Rule." But is there any truth to it, or is it just something we say to allow us to eat food off the floor? In ...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. And bananas are fantastic. They're actually one of the most radioactive foods we regularly eat. Sometimes they're difficult to peel from the top. One of my favorite ways to avoid that is to simply hold the banana and snap it in half. Boom, now it peels itself. It's a wonderful little trick, except when you drop it on the ground. This is unfortunate, but if it picked it up quickly, would it be safe enough to eat? I mean, how quickly do the bacteria on the floor move onto the food? Some people call it the "5-Second Rule." Others, the "10-Second Rule." And still, others, the "2-Second Rule." But is there any truth to it, or is it just something we say to allow us to eat food off the floor? In ...
