According to researchers at the University of Illinois, if you drop food on hardwood or tile floors and pick it up within five seconds, it probably is safe to eat.That's because it takes at least that long for germs to devour dropped dry food. It takes wet food less time to become contaminated—and if you drop food onto carpet, all bets are off. "That's an entirely different story and we haven't done that study yet."Dusting it off doesn't work, the study shows. But what if you kiss it and hold it up to God? Hah, that's the study I want to see!
