CHICAGO, IL – We’ve all been there—a tasty snack slips from your plate and lands on the floor. It’s frustrating, especially in the middle of a good meal. And in that moment of hesitation, many people ...

They were floored by the results. Everyone’s picked up food fast to prevent contamination — but is this method tried and true or merely an old wives’ tale? A Chicago microbiologist has put the ...

Many people follow the “five-second rule,” but science shows the truth is more about safety than timing. Studies have found that food picks up germs as soon as it hits the floor, regardless of how ...

(NEXSTAR) – Uh oh. You just dropped your toast on the floor. It was the last piece, too. And you were enjoying it so, so much. You know where this is going. Since childhood, most of us have been aware ...

A food scientist named Paul Dawson recently made the case that the amount of time dropped food can sit on the floor and still be OK to eat is actually zero seconds, not the five (or ten) seconds that ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- You may have heard of the 5 second rule when it comes to dropped food on the floor - but have you heard of the weather 5 second rule? It can help you determine how far away lightning ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Uh oh. You just dropped your ...