The three second rule

Today was a beautiful day. The sun was out, the weather was warm and all the ladies were showing a bit of skin. So we decided to have a barbeque.

Being that i possess the dreaded Y chromosome, i take it as my responsibility to man the grill as often as possible, and today was no exception. So we got some chicken, we got some burgers.. and we started the cooking process. Which brings us to the current topic: the three second rule.



For the uninitiated, the three second rule is when you drop food on the floor, and if you pick it up within three seconds.. it's still good to eat.

If it lasts longer, however, you probably should either throw it out.. or dust it really hard and then eat it, hoping that nothing too harmful got stuck to it.

Some people think the 3 second rule is wrong or gross. My honest opinion is that the floor should never be a reason why good food goes to waste. I was in india once a long time ago and i actually saw an old lady use the floor as a glorified plate. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but then again i was 9. The simple fact is, harmful germs just DO NOT have the mobility to catch on to food within 3 seconds, hence the beauty of the time window given to us by this wonderful rule.



Unless the floor is really wet or something. I think that gives the germs extra mobility, so the rule is null and void.