Kirsteen Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > >On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 2:45 AM, Mike Monett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Anyone interested in learning chemistry will quickly find out about the >> 10-second rule. If you drop something sterile, and can pick it up in 10 >> seconds, you may consider it is still sterile. > >Hmmm article arguing against it here > >http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1352440/5-second-rule-myth-Food-poisoning-caused-picked-immediately.html > >and even more here > >http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2138777/The-second-rule-fact-fiction-Scientists-reveal-food-dropped-floor-safe-eat.html > >Cheers >Kirsteen
Kirsteen, of course it is a myth! You can't drop food on the floor and expect it to remain sterile. The place I have seen it used is while taking a rack of sterilized beakers from a hot autoclave. One fell on the floor. The professor said "10-second rule" and picked it up and put it back in the rack. I would have put it back with the unsterilized beakers instead. why take chances? Thanks, Mike Monett -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
