Is the "Five-Second Rule" Baloney?

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2015

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Today on The Gist, you will either be happily relieved or totally devastated by what we've learned about the "five-second rule." Mike asks Maria Konnikova of the New Yorker if she'd eat what we've dropped in a series we call "Is That Bulls--t?" For the Spiel, Mike speaks with current high school students in Oceanside, New York. Today's sponsor: Vegas.com. With Vegas.com, your summer vacation is just a click away. Find great deals on hotels, shows, tours, and VIP treatment at top clubs. Go to Vegas.com, and enter the promo code GIST for 10 percent off everything but air-hotel packages. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:51.4	It's Thursday June 25th, 2015 from Slate It's the GIST I'm Mike Pesca.
0:59.0	Yes!
1:00.0	King V. Burwell.
1:01.4	I am so psyched about King V. Burwell.
1:03.8	Oh man, did I dread the Supreme Court reversing Obamacare if they had just blown up all
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1:15.7	It is not.
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