Asking for a friend.
In Too Afraid to Ask, we’re answering all the food-related questions you’d rather not have loitering in the search history of your corporate laptop. Today: Is the five-second rule actually real?
My curse is clumsiness. Forever, I’ve sent any edible object in my radius flying like a frisbee at the park. Grape soda ended up all over my brother’s electric keyboard in high school. I once woke up after a big night on the sauce in London with pieces of jam toast smooshed into my bedroom carpet. And I’m not sure I’ve ever crushed garlic without a clove launching itself off the cutting board: “Five-second rule!” I’d holler each time, swooping down to recover my rogue spoils.
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