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NightSide - The Five Second Rule

BOSTON (CBS) - You're eating your potato chips, and enjoying them greatly. You reach into the bag and pull out the last chip, a perfect chip, completely intact and looking salty and delicious. Then, the unthinkable happens. You somehow lose your grip and it falls out of your hand! Unable to catch it, you watch in slow motion as it tumbles to the floor. A quick glance to either side lets you know that nobody is watching. Be honest…do you eat it? Would you let your child eat food that's been dropped on the floor if it was only down there for a second or two?

Originally broadcast April 18th, 2012.

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