44% of people say they follow "the five-second rule," so they'll eat things off the ground as long as they're able to pick it up immediately.
That's a general rule, but the cleanliness of an area does come into play. More than half say they'd EXTEND the five-second limit if it was a "clean" place, like their own home . . . a restaurant . . . or "a hospital or medical facility."
On the flip-side, there are places where people would never consider eating off the floor . . . even after less than a second. Those areas include: Bathrooms . . . public streets and sidewalks . . . and airports.
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