0:00:14 > 0:00:17Parts of America are getting out the shovels to try to clear up
0:00:17 > 0:00:21after the huge snow storm that's hit the north east of the country.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Many schools were closed and roads blocked as winter
0:00:23 > 0:00:25came back with a bang.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Cars were stranded where they were parked and snow ploughs
0:00:27 > 0:00:31are being used to clear the main roads.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35If you're eating your tea now and you drop something on the floor,
0:00:35 > 0:00:41should you be tempted to pick it up?
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Oh, no!
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Ayshah's got this one.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Have you ever picked up food from the floor and eaten it?
0:00:46 > 0:00:47Come on, be honest.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Jenny?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50What, me?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53No, I'd never do that!
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Martin?
0:00:54 > 0:00:58No, I've never done that.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00You?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Well, need to get some honest answers here.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04So apparently some scientists are now saying it might
0:01:04 > 0:01:06not be so bad for you.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09It's the so-called five-second rule.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12But hold up, there's loads of things you need to think about before
0:01:12 > 0:01:14you start telling your brother or sister to eat
0:01:14 > 0:01:17stuff from the floor.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20If it's sticky or sweet, probably worth giving it a miss.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24If it's covered in dirt...
0:01:24 > 0:01:26If it's pasta, biscuits or dry toast, then scientists say
0:01:26 > 0:01:29you just might be OK.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Have you ever eaten anything off the floor before?
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Yes.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33No.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35If it was mine then yes.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Yes.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38No.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39It's just disgusting.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40A sweet, yeah.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Not like proper food.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43I put it in the bin.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46If you could clearly clean it off and it obviously weren't dirty
0:01:46 > 0:01:48anymore then probably.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49You get all fluff on it.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52And I don't like fluff biscuits.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53What if you drop it in mud?
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Yeah, true.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00If I drop something, I wouldn't eat it even if it is dry or that.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02I would put it in the bin.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03I don't think it's good.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I mean, I've done it before.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09I have done that before but I still don't think it's very hygienic.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12What would you say to those scientists who came up with this?
0:02:12 > 0:02:20I would say you need to take another year on that.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Mr Scientist, I do not accept your five-second rule,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I don't accept your four-second rule, I don't accept
0:02:25 > 0:02:32your three-second rule, nor do I accept your two-second rule
0:02:32 > 0:02:33or one second-rule.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Harsh.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Very harsh.
0:02:35 > 0:02:43Very harsh.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44He's the big hearted super-villain,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47with many Minion friends and, this June, Gru's returning to
0:02:47 > 0:02:48the big screen in Despicable Me 3.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50We've been putting your questions to Steve Carell,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52the actor behind everyone's favourite criminal mastermind.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Hi, I'm Steve Carell, and I play Gru in Despicable Me 3.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56As I was saying, I...
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Goodbye.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Anya aged ten from Bristol, England, asks do you prefer playing Gru
0:03:01 > 0:03:05when he is an evil super villain or a good guy?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08It's always kind of fun to play the evil side of him
0:03:08 > 0:03:11because you never know what he's going to do.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I left that life behind me.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Just one heist!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18What do you and Gru have in common?
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Wow.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20That's a good question, Sarah.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26I think the fact that we are both dads.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I have two kids, Gru has three.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32We are both married.
0:03:32 > 0:03:39I have all done a wife named Nancy and Gru has Lucy.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41And we both drive incredibly complicated rocket mobiles.
0:03:41 > 0:03:48I'm going in!
0:03:48 > 0:03:51-- I have a wife named Nancy and Gru has Lucy.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52I'm going in!
0:03:52 > 0:03:56I'm going to be impaled!
0:03:56 > 0:04:01I'm OK.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04If you weren't an actor, what would you be?
0:04:04 > 0:04:05I think I'd actually be a teacher.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I've thought about it, you know, and when I first
0:04:08 > 0:04:10started being an actor, and you never know if it is
0:04:10 > 0:04:13going to work out or not, I always thought that my second
0:04:13 > 0:04:15choice behind being an actor would be teaching, cos
0:04:15 > 0:04:21I think that would be fun.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25MINIONS LAUGH.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27What's the best thing about your job?
0:04:27 > 0:04:37Boy, doing the voice for Gru is about the most fun you can have
0:04:37 > 0:04:44cos you just laugh every day you do it and he says crazy stuff and he's
0:04:44 > 0:04:47always being so silly.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Are you ready to continue the family tradition, you and me?
0:04:50 > 0:04:51No.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54That's all from me.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Newsround's back at 7.40.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Don't forget to check out the website for all the rest
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