You know when you drop a piece of food and if you pick it up within five seconds it's still good to eat? Researchers have studied whether that's true or not and in doing so have inadvertently shone a light on how utterly covered our world is with bacteria and germs. Prepare to shudder in this episode of Stuff You Should Know.
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Join Josh and Chuck as they dive into the legendary five-second rule and discover whether this popular food-dropping doctrine actually holds any scientific weight. The hosts explore fascinating research from high school students to university labs, examining what really happens when your snack hits the floor and how long bacteria takes to make the jump. Along the way, they'll reveal some truly surprising facts about where germs really lurk in your daily life - spoiler alert: your kitchen might be scarier than your bathroom!
An Idiot Abroad
2010
★ 7.7
"the season premiere of Ricky Gervais' Idiot Abroad with Carl Pilkington. That comes on first — Chuck mentioned that their TV show would air after An Idiot Abroad on Science Channel."
— Chuck
Good Morning America
1975
★ 4.8
"this guy like runs around on Good Morning America and the Today Show and like analyzes stuff — Josh mentioned that germ expert Charles Gerba appears on these TV shows to analyze bacteria and freak people out."
— Josh
Mortal Kombat
1995
1h 41m
★ 5.9
"And yes, I did name him Raiden after Mortal Kombat. — A listener named Ben wrote in explaining that he named his son Raiden after the Mortal Kombat character."
"David Putty, was he a germaphobe? Yeah. Remember he and, uh, Peggy, who, uh, called Elaine Suze, Suze. — Josh was referencing a Seinfeld episode where characters David Puddy and a woman named Peggy were both germaphobes."
— Josh
"this guy like runs around on Good Morning America and the Today Show and like analyzes stuff — Josh mentioned that germ expert Charles Gerba appears on these TV shows to analyze bacteria and freak people out."
— Josh
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