but scientists at rutgers university say bacteria actually contaminates food much faster. they evaluated the transfer of bacteria from a variety of surfaces to different types of foods. while longer exposure to dirty surfaces made the germs worse ... contamination could occur in less than one second. less contamination than those dropped on tile or stainless steel. heads up this morning for anyone with a student loan... a rise in student loan defaults has created a space for scammers to prey on those who are struggling to make their payments. the consumer financial protection bureau tells nbc news it's seen an increase in the number of companies that charge large upfront fees to get borrowers actually sign up for on their own - for free. plenty of talk about the new iphone 7... and samsung's galaxy note 7.but which one stands up to damage better? warranty service provider squaretrade tested both for water resistance and durability. the phones survived their water resistance claims, although they suffered some temporary audio muffling after taking a swim.when dropped on the

an appropriate level of clapping for rutgers university. i was there and i had dicomedy with and i called them up and said, "i have the best idea i ever had. get over here." >> stephen: this was preantidepressants. >> it was preantidepressants. and i said, "we're going to write a play tonight. it's going to be called time phone and it will be about a phone where you can pick it up and you can talk to people in other err as of time. we'll perform it one night only also tonight at an a.t.m. booth at a local bank. who's going to see it? phone. and they were all like, "no, no, we're not doing it." and not only is that a bad idea they shouldn't have been scared to lose, it's the plot of a dennis quaid movie. "frequency "is that with a ham radio. >> stephen: absolutely. >> that's what i was scared of if i went on meds i wouldn't be able to go into a manic phase and rip off dennis quaid. >> stephen: thank you so much for being here. >> thanks for having >> stephen: "career suicide" opens off-broadway on october 5. chris gethard, everybody! gallagh

researchers at rutgers university -- they say the bacteria actually contaminated the food in about one second! not five seconds, not even the fastest mom or dad can beat that. most foods that are moist like bacteria transferred. foods dropped on carpet had less contamination than those dropped on the slick surface, like tile. you have to choose, choose tile. kid like to pick things up off the floor. >>> it is the the break up that had the news room buzzing. these two. >> the race for the cure, just >>> the race for the secure is scheduled for this sunday, in downtown denver. thousands of survivors can and supporters will be there, raising awareness and money to fight a disease that affected one in seven women in colorado. so so important to come out and support this cause. i'm here with dr. moore on behalf of sky ridge medical you can give us insight. blood cancer is epidemic proportions. we hear that women here are healthy. >> the -- breast cancer. one in eight in the nation, about 12.5% risk in a woman's life time. in colorado, seven. there's about 2100 in men, as well. it's importan

will talk about that in a second but first, i want to share breaking news i am seeing from rutgers university, an alert moments ago saying they are investigating a suspicious device found on campus. now, this is an hour south of elizabeth, new jersey, where we have seen a lot of police activity but we do not know in they are connected at this point and whether it is connected to the fbi search for this man, 28-year-old ahmad khan rahami, we have been talking about the story through the morning. shear a closer look at the suspect. the f.b.i. and police are look for him in connection to what happened in new york and new jersey over the weekend. including the very latest which was five pipe bombs found overnight in the new jersey transit area station in elizabeth, new jersey, and one of the devices was set off as police were investigating and the other are now in police custody as they continue their investigation. what you are seeing on the screens is an f.b.i. raid into a building, possibly the home of the suspect, or someone connected to the suspect, and they now are searching for, actively,

we've all called upon the five scientists at rutgers university say bacteria actually contaminates food much faster than we think. while longer exposure to dirty surfaces made the germs worse ... contamination could occur in less than one second. this would only happen in alaska. a black bear tries walking into to a hotel in anchorage. sounds like the start of a bad joke... we swear it's not! cu attempt. the bear took the front desk worker by surprise... but ultimately was scared by the only person that could get him a room. not your typical college student, a boy in pittsburgh is making his course-load look like child's play.will maillis is a full-time college student... and he's only nine years old! his father says he was speaking sentences at seven months... and by two years old he was already multiplying will plans to be up next on live at up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4...one mans feat to replicate one of most dangerous stunts ever performed. also up next... a showing of compassion for the police and firefighters who responded to the explosions in new york over the week

great to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> i'm looking at this posting at rutgers universitythe university says they didn't post this. this is the resident assistants in the dorms and they have freedom to post these kinds of things. you can't use terms like illegal alien. it's recommended that you don't. they warn about microassaults, microinsults and microinvalidations if you make someone feel like their point of view is not valid. >> i don't even know what that means. i'm just going to start with that. >> in the real world, this kind of stuff is -- >> i think that's the issue here. liberal arts institutions and colleges, the ones that i value and i really believe in, used to embrace differences of opinion, differences of cultures, and they may not always be great. you may have to read a book about something very uncomfortable to read about from 30, 40, 50, 60, 100 years ago. but that helps you critically think. it helps you understand what the world is really like. and when you go out into that real world where the internet exists, you're going to see that there are differe

rutgers university now offering a new class on the queen b this semester. the glassics through the music and veer of beyonce as well as how she challenges people's understandings of forrest gump, jim jong-un and they received nearly 2,000 filings to get in the race. >> it's obviously important for democracy that people can file easily. who is serious and who's not. >> announcer: now your local forecast from meteorologist sarah 25 storm tracker weather team. pretty nice finish to the week as we start the holiday weekend temperatures it today climbed into the 70s 80s inland. now we're in the 50s and 60s high thin clouds. thank you for sending in all of your pictures. we'll see temperatures fall back into the 50s overnight as winds become calm taking going to be our driest and calmest day. if have you plans outdoors the onshore wind will be picking up. we'll see some high win clouds advance. now by sunday also mostly dry. we'll start to notice the winds picking up, too. then the chances of rain also continue are watching hermine as it will be pushing just sout

i know as a foundation we are working with rutgers university as we have a tyler clementi center at rutgers university and we are working also on research in that area. and we are also doing everything in that area because it's also important to not only know that it exists but also what will work best like what do youth want to hear? do they want to hear me share tyler's story or do they want to hear beyonce say you know, girls don't put other girls down or what are the words that work? because we want it to work. we want something that will work. and it might not be the same for everyone. there might be different messages for different people. some people don't even want to call it bullying in the higher education area. but it is. it's harassing, it's ongoing actions that are hurtful to another person. some inner city youth might not consider it bullying either. they may call it a rite of passage or hazing but whatever it's called it's behavior that's unwanted and we need to change it and address it. we definitely need more research, more polling and to survey the area. that's one of the

researchers at rutgers university say the number of americans on a gluten-free diet has tripled since 2009.. while the rate of celiac disease has remained stable. the researchers guess the diet is so popular because people mistake "gluten-free" for "healthy".. even though there is little evidence to support that. a new season of dancing with the starts begins in less than way that only las vegas can. it's not just a new school year.... for some kids... families..... we sent him here to fix it. but congressman joe heck became part of the problem. in congressman heck's campaigns, and heck supports their agenda -- privatizing social security, handing wall street billions in fees, but risking our retirement in the stock market, cutting benefits, putting wall street ahead of us. congressman heck -- what's wrong with washington. odds..... to win.... "dancing with the stars". olympic gymnast.... laurie hernandez is the current favorite to win... at -5- to -1-. rapper vanilla ice.... seems to have a slightly better shot.... at "the mirror ball trophy".... than olympic swimmer... ryan lochte.

this time it is at rutgers university at a parking deck of a residential campus. now, police are also at the new brunswick train station in the same city there as a precaution, from elizabeth, new jersey where those other devices were found last night. rutgers university sent out an alert to students telling them to avoid that parking deck and that train station. we'll keep following this. >>> all right. back here at home. two teachers will be remembered. jason and genevive will be honored today at two colorado high schools. their lives were cut short in a weekend crash. their two-year-old daughter is the sole survivor. jason, the teacher here, worked in longmont. she worked in fort kol vins. that is where we find our wn denver 7's jason this morning. jason. >> yes. and grief counselors will be at two local high schools, at fort collins high, as well as on longmont high school here at the first day back rather after that -- that fatal crash over the weekend. friday night is when it happened it's still unclear as to why. patrol, though, the couple were not weaaing

well, scientists have done studies on the rule and those from rutgers university say some foods when dropped insly contamination level depends on how dirty your floor is. so, for floor eaters, that's what you are being called now, floor eater, while the odds are in your favor that you won't get sick, the food you are eating is contaminated. >> tia: what do you think? >> brian: you floor eater you. it could lay on the floor for five minutes and i'll pick it up and eat it. >> tia: really? oh, no way! >> brian: listen, we need nobody's floor. if it's my floor, that's a different story. >> brian: i don't get all worked up. >> tia: i'm not eating off the floor. let me stop telling the story. well, forget the cola war. now it's on over coffee. coca-cola will distribute dunkin donuts coffee in a bottle early next year. up until now the bottle coffee market has been cornered by pepsi and starbucks. >> brian: would you eat a marshmallow peep if it fell on the floor? >> tia: no. >> brian: they will be shelves this summer. a strike at the peeps kitchen is now over. about 400 people have agreed

." >> campus police at rutgers university are investigating a parking lot dispute in which a shot was reportedly fired on the school's campus in living ton in pis -- nobody was hurt in all of this. >>> turning to politics, there are two men vying to replace kathleen kane in attorney general's office, they are hoping to start with a clean slate. vernon odem has their story. >> reporter: it is inevitable that the shadow of kathleen kane who recently resign after a corruption conviction hangs over the race for a new ag. democratic nominee josh shapiro and john fafferty, he pointed out that shapiro has never been a courtroom prosecutor. >> reporter: the commonwealth of pennsylvania has suffered for 3 1/2 years under someone with little experience managing the officer. >> shapiro a county commissioner was a veteran harrisburg lawmaker. he has been reformer, in montgomery county. >> i kicked out the wall street in montgomery county, i should the first marriage licenses to same-sex couples. my opponent has been a long time harrisburg politics he has been a captive of the far right been leadi

he's a senior at rutgers university. he's a republican which is rare for college students.aving a hard time deciding which candidate you're going for. what is your question? >> my question is can mr. trump be more presidential? i'd like to see in this debate if he can bring it in a little bit, put his policies and tell us what his initiatives are and give us real substance on what he wants to do. >> all right. so that's from lawrence moore, a college republican. he's saying can mr. trump appear more presidential. do you hear that a lot as a concern on campuses that you've visited so far? >> when we went to penn state and when we were on the campaign trail, there's not a lot of students who really support donald trump. there are a small group that we are for trump, specifically at penn state. if you watch our piece, you'll see this. the college republicans, typical republicans, they chose not to endorse him. they're not telling their group how to vote but they're saying they can't endorse him. they don't feel that he's presidential, specifically his concerns. can he attract

if you pick it up within five seconds or >> researchers at rutgers university says yeah that's bogus. they tested different foods on different services and learned that food becomes contaminated that is right away with bacteria and no five-second rule. come on. carpet apparently had the lowest contamination rates. that doesn't make sense compared to tile and stainless steel. >>> it is flashback friday as we are talking about vintage. apple product prototypes. >> desktops to the early version of the ipad that apple had a lot of devices that they were working on, but they never really made it to market. >> yeah, these almost apple devices were designed in the 90s. photos of the mock up were released in the japanese design magazine, so they used to be the same thing that they would do now and they say that hey this is what we think it will be. >> the clay model of the car. >> it is kind of fun to seat old design though. >> we had to leave a lot on the cutting room for tonight. it is a and talk about your plays of the week. deshawn goodman with a draw dropper, but was it the play of the g

so-called 52nd rule for prevents the construct on the floor they say it's all life researchers at rutgers university in new jersey discovered that bacteria could attach to spell filled almost instantly once it hits the ground of researchers say more germs to attach to the field of congress stands on the ground that filled it with a higher water content also stop start my kids or the dog builder immune system may be. >> second rule does not apply ahead and sports the injury update on the box ball is diminished on this one is expected to be back on the football field plus more my little games tonight and actually looking to get their in one door - a member of congress. out another - a high-paid lobbyist. 131 former members of congress it's just considered business as usual. i consider it wrong. that's why i'm fighting for a new law to permanently ban former members of congress from ever becoming lobbyists. i'm michael bennet >> bass at the nfl and wanting to talk about all the time we talk about winning games and not giving games away and this lady watches situations take place in you sleep with you w

experts at rutgers university report about 2 million americans have celiac disease but the amount of gluten-free eaters without that condition tripled. researchers believe americans are going gluten-free because of the perceived health benefits and the growing number of gluten-free products. >>> it's hard to find time to sit down for dinner. >> tired to list off the things to do. it makes eating out sound good. we have ideas to help avoid take-out though. we usually forget to grab our lunches so we grab whatever we can. they suggest plan ago head so packing the day of is not a headache. >> three or four containers ready to go for the week that you grab and go in the morning. it's great. >> if you don't have time for deliver to the door. >>> now to an update for tech junkies. later today, apple will unveil the latest device widely rumored to be the iphone 7. it's possible they'll introduce fast charging in the upcoming iphone 7 and 7 plus. the new phone could be water proof. and it may include a dual rear camera which gives extra focus happen at 1:00 p.m. and historically preordered f

leaders from camden county college and rutgers university camden made announcement that should make lifeier for some of its students. partnership between the two schools will let some students graduate from college with little or no debt. wouldn't that be remarkable? those who earned their associate's degree from camden county college and transferred to rutgers camden can get help through a program called bridging the gap. it let's students from families with an income of less than $60,000 apply for grant that covers their tuition. >> it's a partnership that can provide the needy yesterday wo working mass families in the state both two-year and four four-year degree completion pass, um, for a cost probably under $20,000. >> 129 students this fall transferred from camden county college to continue their education at rutgers camden. >>> environmental agencies in philadelphia and focused are improving the water quality in our area. they kick off river days at the seaport museum this mark the beginning of a whole shrew of events developing into water quality issues. protecting the delaware r

rutgers university in new brunswick is working to fix a series of power outages on two of its campuses. close to 40 resident halls are without power. the university moved them out into temporary housing in gyms and other building. >> kicking us out and i don't know where to sleep. >> they have set up like beds on the student centers on the other campuses. so there's going to be tons of kids just laid out all over the gym floor. >> the closures and cancellations affect the cook and douglas campuses at rutgers. students have been told the problem could last a few days. three other campuses are unaffected and operating on a normal schedule. >>> from the south jersey bureau, burglars are breaking into sheds in cumberland county and they're taking expensive tools. a more than third of the burglaries involve landscaping equipment, swiping equipment in the sheds. thieves stole about $3,000 of equipment from garages. >>> the city is asking the state of new jersey for repreerieve f meeting the terms a loan. the city says it could do that from missing the deadline. it could start repayment of th

shana shamas is a science professor at rutger's university in camden. >> seems to me like this a hierarchicalffice. in those systems, it would be highly unusual for the person at the top not to know what his subordinates were doing. >> reporter: there's no word if accurate constitutes will be a witness in this crile. shandcuff amy clienta says even if he's telling the truth and he had no involvement, she believes the scandal continues to damage his reputation. >> anybody who's ever sat in traffic cares about this scandal. particularly if you ever thought the traffic is caused by something stupid and it usually is. >> reporter: david wildstein already pleaded guilty and is cooperating with the government. want to be clear. governor chris christie has never been charged with any crime and continues to deny involve on any level in this case. reporting live, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news" >> thank you. >>> 41 days until election day and the ratings are in. 84 million people watched the first presidential debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. making it the most watched debate ever.

the state's attorney general introduced the new technology today at rutgers university. the service allows people across the state to reach emergency services by text and phone. the federal communications commission said calling is better than texting when possible. >>> a community battle in delaware between neighbors and the church. the fight centers around more than a dozen proposed tiny homes near dover. >> tim furlong takes us inside. >> we would be seeing 15 houses here in this open field. >> reporter: aaron has big plans for his family's victory church west of dover. a neighborhood of tiny houses. >> this is one of the houses here. >> reporter: the houses would sit in this field the church owns. the church would rent them to homeless people for a couple hundred bucks a month, kind of a step up from a shelter. >> a transition to a place that would be similar to what you would have in regular society. your own place. >> reporter: church leaders tell me people who end up living in the tiny houses will have to maintain them and work to pay the rent money. it would be g

the service introduced yet at rutgers university will allow you to reach emergency services both by text or phone but the federal communications service says calling is better than texts when possible. >>> across pennsylvania there's a sexual assault investigation backlog. >> right now, there are at least 2,000 rape kits that have never been tested by labs. just ahead, hear about the new political push to get the work done. >>> also going nowhere fast. wait until you hear the time the average driver spends in traffic. >>> a warmer start and a hot humid day, 73 degrees at 4:37. i'm tracking showers this morning. but a cooling shower, you won't find it this afternoon. i've got your neighborhood forecast coming up. >> announcer: this portion of "nbc10 news" sponsored by morgan & morgan, for the people. more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move. donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of them." vo: just one. ugh, this pimple's gonnoh come on.ver.

the new study out of rutgers university shows that while the number of americans saying they adhere to a gluten-free diet has tripled since 2009, the rate of celiac disease, caused by a sensitivity to gluten, has remained the same. researchers concluded that while many consumers mistake gluten-fre true. toya: now to a gluten-free trend coming to a freezer aisle near you. vegetable-maker green giant will soon sell frozen cauliflower rice. dieters often use it to lower the calorie count in starchy dishes. frozen riced veggies will cut out a lot of prep work for people hoping to try it out. you'll see it on store shelves at the end of the month. patrick: this has sparked a whole conversation here in the studio. those kids into eating their mom puts on her best dad face. toya: yvette vasquez was dropping her son off at school when she noticed more cars then usual. turns out it was for an event called donuts with dad. so she turned the car around and the two went back home, where she threw on a flannel shirt, a baseball cap, and even a fake mustache. she admits was a bit nervous walking int

study from rutgers university says it doesn't protect your food from picking up something that may makeou sick. researchers spread a mixture containing bacteria on various surfaces. they then put four foods on each surface. they found bacteria attached to the food almost immediately basically blowing up that 52nd rule thing. you'll find all of this in the journal applied and environmental micro biology. >>> you know that facebook like may not get your heart racing but a personal message on social media site has its potential to list your well-being. researchers track nearly 2,000 facebook users from around the world they discover when people who care you send a positive message that reminds you of the close relationship it has a positive effect. isn't a amazing that they had to do a study to find that one out. in your money a multi billion dollars business decided to stay in philadelphia. aramark will stay in center city. it's moving from a 11 many and market to 24th and market. mayor jim kenney and governor tom wolf made the big announcement. aramark is made about $15 billion. governor

. >>> and research from rutgers university may have you questioning whether a gluten-free diet is necessary. >> well, sky 6 is live from the dakota, overlooking reading. 73 degrees. comfortable humidity levels. don't get used it. heading into the 90s and going to stay there for a while. details on heat wave number seven on the accuweather seven day forecast. >> the phillys and the marlins. and the eagles, yet another trade as they get ready for the opener. that and more when action news continues tonight. iso let me tell you what i knowe about senator pat toomey.. my mom was the principal at sandy hook school in newtown. she died that day protecting the young children in her care. when it came time to vote on background checks, pat toomey crossed party lines to do the right thing. that's who he is, and i'm grateful. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. female teacher: wmale teacher:he and the largest planet?? male teacher: someone we haven't heard from. female teacher: anyone else? through internet essentials, comcast has connected more than 3 million peo

. >>> so power outage disrupted life on campus for thousands at rutgers university. they spent the night in cots and several gyms after being forced out of their dorms. about 90 buildings are affected including more than three dozen resident halls. the kids say they could be out of their rooms for days. quote problem is being blamed. >>> the first family got a sneak peek at the only museum african-american history and culture in washington, d.c. features thousands of artifacts from slavery to freedom. you'll see everything from a slave cabin to michael jackson's fedora and muhammad ali's gloves. president obama will return for the dedication ceremony when the museum officially opens later later this month. >>> and the first african-american to ever be the librarian of congress has been sworn in. dr. carla hayden is also the first woman to hold the post before taking her new position she was the library system. hayden will serve a ten-year term. >>> inside uber's new self-driving cars. >>> the samsung scandal and a different phone is being investigated for possibly ca

associates degree at camden county college will be eligible for half price or even free tuition at rutgers university/camden. >> this program will make it possible for these individuals to continue their education to be able to receive that degree , and more importantly not find themselves with a debt burden. >> the amount of the tuition discount depend how much income a student's tamly earns. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" a special day for some area children. >> as soon as students continue to pile in the elementary school they have no idea that this surprise will change the school year indefinitely. >> this story is coming up next. >>> great grub, a local restaurant showing up on a national list and it is not just one in the city making the when it comes to risking social sepat toomey wrote the book. .. "i'm...i've got a whole chapter in my book where i... specifically lay out how i think we should... reform social security." toomey's plan requires wall street and bankers to manage... the accounts. collecting fees out of your social security that could... total billions. fees they collect,

power outages at rutgers university in new brunswick have forced some 3,000 students to sleep in the gym and nearby rec centers. about 90 buildings have no electricity, and officials are not sure why. the school canceled tomorrow's classes. >>> to our weather now. felt a lot like summer in your neighborhood today, but it will be much cooler for your thursday. in chinatown, people were enjoying the warm september air while they can. sheena, cooler temps heading our way, but today we saw record heat. >> yes, jim, we did see record heat today. felt like summer. look at the temperatures that we reached today. these are all record highs. philadelphia, 92. georgetown, 93. allentown, 91. trenton, 93. now, the normal high this time of year is actually 79 degrees, so we're well above that today. tomorrow, very different story. our temperatures right now are mostly in the mid- to low 70s across the area, but the big cool down that's going to happen as we go through the day tomorrow. so the cold front still making its way through. you see the cooler air up to our north. that will be moving in t

. >>> and research from rutgers university may have you questioning whether a gluten-free diet is necessary. >> well, sky 6 is live from the dakota, overlooking reading. 73 degrees. comfortable humidity levels. don't get used it. heading into the 90s and going to stay there for a while. details on heat wave number seven on the accuweather seven day forecast. >> the phillys and the marlins. and the eagles, yet another trade as they get ready for the opener. that and more when action news continues tonight. katie: on crime, pat toomey's attacks on me are shameful. he's making it up. of course, anyone who commits a violent crime needs to be prosecuted -- and put behind bars. narrator: katie mcginty will keep us safe -- more police on the streets, better training and equipment, and take on the gun lobby for gun safety laws. katie: i'm the daughter of a police officer, and the mother of three. i'll stand with law enforcement to fight crime, and protect our families. i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message. >>> 35,000 students at itt tech in 38 states are going to be scrambling to find anot

shana shamas is a science professor at rutger's university in camden. >> seems to me like this a hierarchicalffice. in those systems, it would be highly unusual for the person at the top not to know what his subordinates were doing. >> reporter: there's no word if accurate constitutes will be a witness in this crile. shandcuff amy clienta says even if he's telling the truth and he had no involvement, she believes the scandal continues to damage his reputation. >> anybody who's ever sat in traffic cares about this scandal. particularly if you ever thought the traffic is caused by something stupid and it usually is. >> reporter: david wildstein already pleaded guilty and is cooperating with the government. want to be clear. governor chris christie has never been charged with any crime and continues to deny involve on any level in this case. reporting live, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news" >> thank you. >>> 41 days until election day and the ratings are in. 84 million people watched the first presidential debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. making it the most watched debate ever.

here's new research that we're getting from rutgers university. here's the story.ey coated four different surfaces with a microorganism similar to salmonella. they dropped watermelon, plain bread, bread with butter and gummi bears. in several cases the bacteria transferred to the food immediately n. a way we also did support the basic idea of the rule because what we also showed is that the longer the food stayed in contact with the surface, the more cross contamination did occur. >> of the foods tested watermelon had the most contamination. >> no! >> it makes total sense. it's exposed, it soaks it up. and the gummi had the least. we did a study for that? seriously? what do you think? do you follow the five-second rule when you drop food? >> one second. >> yes. join the conversation on social media. our twitter addresses are right there on your screen. >>> resign or apologize? those are the demands an atlantic city councilman is getting over his response to a shooting. >> apologize to who? >> all new on "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00, we'll tell you what the councilma

according to rutgers university, it is not a good idea to pick up and eat anything you have dropped onen if it is for, well, just five seconds. researchers at rutgers conduct add study in a very systematic way. first they coated four surfaces, stainless steel ceramic tile, wood, and carpet, with micro organisms. similar to salmonella. then they used four different types every foods with different consistencies. watermellon, bread, bread and butter, and gummy candy. okay, this is where it gets interesting. they dropped the food and left it lying on the floor for varying times, less than a second, five seconds, 30 seconds, and ultimately, 300 seconds, which is five minute. here's what they found. while bacteria contamination does increase over time, the transfer of bacteria from the floor through your food happened inch stand stain justly. they also found that some foods pick up bacteria faster than others. now there is surprised me, guys. watermellon was contaminated the most while gummy candy had the least amount of contamination. also, carpet had very low transfer rate of contaminatio