Sure. Pick up that raisin and eat it — it’s only been on the ground for four seconds!
Works for me.  After all, isn’t it the FIVE-second rule?
While I’d like to credit my older daughter’s exceptional health to all the instances in which we’ve strengthened her immune system through the consumption of food that has spent [...]

Puddy: “Oh, germ-o-phobe. I know what that’s about.”
Elaine: “Huh?”
Puddy, showing her his necklace: “I’m a recovering germ-o-phobe. Ten years.”
Elaine: “What is this symbol?”
Puddy: “It’s a germ.”
From Seinfeld, Season 9, Episode 9, “The Apology”
Maybe we’re not all card-carrying germ-o-phobes like David Puddy, but I’d bet that most parents want to minimize unnecessary exposure.  I remember visiting amusement [...]