the 5 second rule

[smileswhf]

Scientists finally investigate the validity of the 5 second rule, i.e., whether it is safe to eat food that's been dropped on the floor.

Comments

[chuckvideo.livejournal.com]

If one's a coffeeholic and one spills coffee on the slate floor, does the two second rule still apply, if one happens to have a straw?