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10 second rule

I was at a party and some cake dropped on the floor. I claimed the 10 second rule, which states that as long as the food is scooped up within 10 seconds it may still be eaten. Someone else informed me that it was a 5 second rule, another a 30 second rule. What exactly is the rule?
  

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[nq:1]I was at a party and some cake dropped on the floor. I claimed the 10 second rule, which states ... else informed me that it was a 5 second rule, another a 30 second rule.

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  • [nq:1]I was at a party and some cake dropped on the floor.
  • I claimed the 10 second rule, which states ...
  • else informed me that it was a 5 second rule, another a 30 second rule.
  • [/nq] I think I know it as the 5 second rule.
  • 30 seconds is way too long.
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[nq:1]I was at a party and some cake dropped on the floor. I claimed the 10 second rule, which states ... else informed me that it was a 5 second rule, another a 30 second rule. What exactly is the rule?[/nq]
I think I know it as the 5 second rule. 30 seconds is way too long.
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[nq:1]I was at a party and some cake dropped on the floor. I claimed the 10 second rule, which states ... else informed me that it was a 5 second rule, another a 30 second rule. What exactly is the rule?[/nq]
It's however long you need it to be in that particular situation to justify that particular compound faux pas. I've heard 10 seconds more often than any other.
Our rule is you have to
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[nq:1]I was at a party and some cake dropped on the floor. I claimed the 10 second rule, which states ... else informed me that it was a 5 second rule, another a 30 second rule. What exactly is the rule?[/nq]
I've heard it as the "5 second rule".

Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years;
Southern England for the past 21 years.
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[nq:2]I was at a party and some cake dropped on ... another a 30 second rule. What exactly is the rule?[/nq]
[nq:1]I think I know it as the 5 second rule. 30 seconds is way too long.[/nq]
You're both way too fussy. I just brush it off and eat it, never mind the stopwatch.
What do you think happens to your steak in restaurants, every now and then? If you think the chef has a 30 second r
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