You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: Three second rule: Know when to deploy and when not
In addition to the 3 (or 5) second rule, I apply the <insesrt-name-here> rule (guideline) that is dependent on what I have dropped and where it was dropped.
Wet, sticky stuff like cheese, meat, etc don't get much choice. If they fall on the floor, I probably won't eat them. They pick up crap IMMEDIATELY upon nearing the floor.
Hard substances, which include bread and pre-cooked pasta, brings in the where-it-was-dropped clause. This one largely depends on how clean I think the surface contacted is.
And, as always, there are exceptions to these.
Sorry about your lunch. :(
I'm a big fan of the 3 or 5 second rule and deploy it on many occasions. I can recall dropping a just-cooked stake when I was out camping once...In the dirt. A rinse off with some water and boom, she'll be right! No way I'm eating something off the kitchen floor at work though. :)
Today's lunch deployed like clockwork.
Aye, if something hits the kitchen floor at work it is "burn it with fire" time.