Thanks, germophobes
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Thanks, germophobes
Thanks to the germophobes at Clorox, another great rule of thumb for life goes down to science.
Don't Eat That: New Study Shoots Down the Five-Second Rule - ParentDish
I always thought the 5-second rule had more to do with what is socially acceptable than the risk of microbial contamination.
Don't Eat That: New Study Shoots Down the Five-Second Rule - ParentDish
I always thought the 5-second rule had more to do with what is socially acceptable than the risk of microbial contamination.
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I never once thought that the five second rule was for real. Who seriously believes that if you pick something up off the floor within five seconds that it's OK to eat? I always thought it was a nonsense thing that you said before you ate something off the floor because you didn't want to throw it in the garbage.
Of course, when a study like this is funded by a company that markets disinfectant products it kind of makes you scratch your head a little.
Of course, when a study like this is funded by a company that markets disinfectant products it kind of makes you scratch your head a little.
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Yeah well I have read in more than one place that some of the ailments afflicting my generation and the younger generations are rooted in over-cleanliness.
If your mom was like mine, the house was spotless and dustless as much as it could be. Everything was clean, clean, clean!
My doctor although not attributing it entirely to this reason, suggests that my living conditions growing up may have contributed to the asthma that I have today.
Who knows?
But, it is strongly suggested by research that early exposure to low-level microbes, etc. helps kids immune systems adjust and adapt and grow stronger to defend against future encounters.
The theory makes a lot of sense to me.
Picking up something to eat off the floor is no worse than eating food at a fast food restaurant after you have paid for it with money in your pocket that has been touched by hundreds or thousands of people.
If your mom was like mine, the house was spotless and dustless as much as it could be. Everything was clean, clean, clean!
My doctor although not attributing it entirely to this reason, suggests that my living conditions growing up may have contributed to the asthma that I have today.
Who knows?
But, it is strongly suggested by research that early exposure to low-level microbes, etc. helps kids immune systems adjust and adapt and grow stronger to defend against future encounters.
The theory makes a lot of sense to me.
Picking up something to eat off the floor is no worse than eating food at a fast food restaurant after you have paid for it with money in your pocket that has been touched by hundreds or thousands of people.
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Maybe Clorox should investigate the cleanliness of wallets.
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Well, I grew on a dairy farm, with a mother who smoked but who had also gotten a Bachelor of Science degree in bacteriology. Hot water, Clorox, Lysol....you name it. Oh, yea, I forgot--billions of flies too.
My immune system is pretty good--could it be genetics, the clean living habits instilled in my youth, or all those flies?
The best one: I got bitten by a field mouse (small rat?). Mom had me hold my hand in scalding water with Lysol in it for half an hour. In retrospect, I can see the wheels turning in her head: "Rabies--probably not, but we have 4 other kids, so why kill an afternoon at the ER".
My good fortune is he was a clean-living rat, I guess....
My immune system is pretty good--could it be genetics, the clean living habits instilled in my youth, or all those flies?
The best one: I got bitten by a field mouse (small rat?). Mom had me hold my hand in scalding water with Lysol in it for half an hour. In retrospect, I can see the wheels turning in her head: "Rabies--probably not, but we have 4 other kids, so why kill an afternoon at the ER".
My good fortune is he was a clean-living rat, I guess....
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Well, I grew on a dairy farm, with a mother who smoked but who had also gotten a Bachelor of Science degree in bacteriology. Hot water, Clorox, Lysol....you name it. Oh, yea, I forgot--billions of flies too.
My immune system is pretty good--could it be genetics, the clean living habits instilled in my youth, or all those flies?
The best one: I got bitten by a field mouse (small rat?). Mom had me hold my hand in scalding water with Lysol in it for half an hour. In retrospect, I can see the wheels turning in her head: "Rabies--probably not, but we have 4 other kids, so why kill an afternoon at the ER".
My good fortune is he was a clean-living rat, I guess....
My immune system is pretty good--could it be genetics, the clean living habits instilled in my youth, or all those flies?
The best one: I got bitten by a field mouse (small rat?). Mom had me hold my hand in scalding water with Lysol in it for half an hour. In retrospect, I can see the wheels turning in her head: "Rabies--probably not, but we have 4 other kids, so why kill an afternoon at the ER".
My good fortune is he was a clean-living rat, I guess....
"Hey....I got spares......Maybe the little bass-terd will pull through without a $100 trip to the ER"........
Mom would be laughing herself!
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That's because when you drop hominy grits on the floor, it takes a while to shoo the chickens away and find something to scrape them up with.
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Hominy grits!!! Yes...You can still find hominy down here!!!
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Well, I grew on a dairy farm, with a mother who smoked but who had also gotten a Bachelor of Science degree in bacteriology. Hot water, Clorox, Lysol....you name it. Oh, yea, I forgot--billions of flies too.
My immune system is pretty good--could it be genetics, the clean living habits instilled in my youth, or all those flies?
The best one: I got bitten by a field mouse (small rat?). Mom had me hold my hand in scalding water with Lysol in it for half an hour. In retrospect, I can see the wheels turning in her head: "Rabies--probably not, but we have 4 other kids, so why kill an afternoon at the ER".
My good fortune is he was a clean-living rat, I guess....
My immune system is pretty good--could it be genetics, the clean living habits instilled in my youth, or all those flies?
The best one: I got bitten by a field mouse (small rat?). Mom had me hold my hand in scalding water with Lysol in it for half an hour. In retrospect, I can see the wheels turning in her head: "Rabies--probably not, but we have 4 other kids, so why kill an afternoon at the ER".
My good fortune is he was a clean-living rat, I guess....
Years ago when I was about 10, I cut my arm really bad on the corner of a metal folding table. Mom wanted to take me to the E.R. to get it sewn up. Dad said no and grabbed some cotton ***** and duct tape. I've still got a scar but it worked.