Mel Robbins, bestselling author of The 5 Second Rule, is back with a game-changing concept: celebrate yourself. If self-doubt creeps in before your morning coffee, this book teaches you to build ...

A Chicago scientist has gone viral for putting the age-old “five-second rule” to the test and his results are enough to make anyone rethink snacking off the floor. Nicholas Aicher, a senior ...

And in that moment of hesitation, many people turn to the age-old “five-second rule,” believing food is still safe if picked up quickly. But is it really? To find out, Nicholas Aicher ...

At such times, you are often tempted to pick up that piece quickly and eat it. This is called the five-second rule, which means that the food is safe to eat if picked up within five seconds of ...

It's a rumour that has circulated in school canteens around the world for years. The so-called '5-second rule' is the idea that it's safe to eat food dropped on the floor if picked up within ...

A microbiologist has revealed how true the infamous 'five second rule' is and whether dropped food is actually safe to eat. Nicholas Aicher, a senior quality control analyst, tested the ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

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Pete Hegseth, the Defense Secretary who once said he didn’t wash his hands, apparently had a loose definition of the five-second rule. Media Reporter Fox News hosts Ainsley Earhardt and Joe ...