As it fell from my not-so-nimble fingers I watched the tiny "wheel" start rolling. It was hard to believe there was that much energy in that little pill. It finally came to rest at the edge of a table leg. I began the process of a hasty retrieval. The five-second rule had kicked in and I hadn't even broken free from my chair. Now my creaking knees bent and my head went down under the table. I crawled the distance to my goal. The final effort was in picking up that escapee without causing another incident. I hadn't made the five-second time limit. Probably not even thirty seconds! I quickly downed the little guy, thinking it really wouldn't matter that much.
Where is the best place to drop something you might plan to eat? The matter has been researched, wouldn't you know. It is better to eat from a street than a hospital floor! An office desk has four hundred times more bacteria than the average toilet seat. A kitchen is the germiest place. Sponges, dishrags, drains and faucets are bad places. Maybe, even the kitchen floor. (woops)
The greater news is that there is NO five-second rule. Time is not the factor. The landing place is.My non-medical advice for you is to pick the place wisely where you drop your pills. Keep the floor in and around your kitchen table disinfectantly clean. Stop risking injury in your retrieval efforts, and always remember it is just a pill. Others will follow. If you have any doubts throw that five-dollar roller in the trash.....or just take it like a man....or woman.
