Time-Based Rules We Need Way More Than The 5-Second Rule
These rules make the world an objectively better place.
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Any time you drop something on the floor, you know you've got five seconds before it's too gross to eat. That's a great rule. So great, in fact, that we wish there were rules like that for everything. So we asked readers to come up with a bunch more, to cut through the chaos of our daily lives.
![60 You've got 60 seconds to get into that parking spot. You get another attempt when you finish circling around the lot.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/0/7/642907.jpg?v=2)
![Time-Based Rules We Need Way More Than The 5-Second Rule](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/1/5/642915.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKEDCON MINIMUM TIME REQUIREMENT FOR FACT CHECKING A CLEARLY PARTISAN AND POTENTIALLY MALICIOUS NEWS STORY BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO FORWARD IT TO OT](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/0/9/642909.jpg?v=2)
![3lm 3 min Minimum amount of cuddle time required after hitting the sheets with someone. CRACKEDCON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/0/4/642904.jpg?v=2)
![Maximum time you should delay your visit to a doctor to see if it will go away by itself': 4 DAYS CRACKEDCON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/0/3/642903.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKED COM Minimum time spent with someone before giving them a HI! NICKNAME: I'M LUKE. HEY!!! SKYWALKER!!! Calensar 50 HOURS](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/0/0/642900.jpg?v=2)
![Maximum time allowed for putting a call on hold: min CRACKEDOON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/6/4/642864.jpg?v=2)
![2hr The post-meal waiting time before you are allowed to put another food item into your mouth. CRAGKEDCOM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/9/8/642898.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKEDOON Maximum number of days to avoid taking a bath: DAY 3](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/9/9/642899.jpg?v=2)
![MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOTED FOR READING ON THE TOILET... FIFTEEN MINUTES. 15 MINUTE COUNTDOWN CLOCK 0:15:20 CRACKEDCOMT](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/9/7/642897.jpg?v=2)
![So, you've introduced two of your friends to each other for. the first time. 2 88887E5 is the maximum amount of time you can leave them alone before t](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/9/2/642892.jpg?v=2)
![The amoun't of time it should take before someone decides they don't like Star Wars: 180 minutes. COTH A NEW EMFRE HOPE STRIKES DACK Approximately one](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/9/1/642891.jpg?v=2)
![Time you should allow to see if a TV series is not worth watching any more: I'm bored. GAMETHRONES 60 DUTES. CRACKEDCON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/7/1/642871.jpg?v=2)
![Maximum time in which wishing someone a happy birthday is still acceptable: BRTHORY 1 week after the celebrant's birthday. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/8/8/642888.jpg?v=2)
![Maximum time a game of MONOPOLY can be played before it stops being fun.. ..and starts to destroy your sanity (and family)e 60 2hr h CRACKEDCON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/8/6/642886.jpg?v=2)
![When you are the first car in line you should be hitting the gas within three seconds of the light turning green. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/8/4/642884.jpg?v=2)
![time a Maximum hover can salesperson actually you (in case their help): need 1 MINUTE 00:55 CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/6/8/642868.jpg?v=2)
![Minimum time you can take to get to the point before I stop listening. d 030 831o 3388 Inlcworth UROHSK 30 CECONDS](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/9/4/642894.jpg?v=2)
![Maximum FITTING ROOM time to Spend per outfit in the fitting room Of 5 min Store:](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/7/3/642873.jpg?v=2)
![You binge watched that newly released show? GREAT! NOW wait a week before sharing any spoilers on It. HETFLIX C ROIVN T Little Baby](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/1/7/642917.jpg?v=2)
![Maximum time allowed to look at your phone after getting a notification during dinner: 10 SECS. CRACKEDCON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/7/9/642879.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKEDOON Date One Date Two After date three: Dating! You must go on a minimum of three dates before you can say you are officially dating someone.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/9/5/642895.jpg?v=2)
![MINIMUM TIME YOUR LAST TEXT MUST GO UNANSWERED BEFORE YOU'RE ALLOWED TO ASSUME YOU'VE BEEN GHOSTED8 3 DAYS CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/6/5/642865.jpg?v=2)
![HANDSHAKE LIMITH TIME 3 SECONDS STOP CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/8/5/642885.jpg?v=2)
![FN 6 If a movie has credit scenes, the credits should last a maximum. of THREE minutes.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/0/1/642901.jpg?v=2)
![Maximum amount of time viewers should have to wait for the new season of their show: 9130131 E year](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/9/3/642893.jpg?v=2)