Dip Once or Dip Twice: A scientific inquiry into the realm of double-dipping

Researchers at Clemson University set the record straight in asking the age-old snacking question: Does double dipping encourage the spread of germs? “OUR annual national snacking binge is almost here. It would take a very large bowl indeed to hold all the guacamole mashed from the more than 100 million avocados that are consumed on Super Bowl Sunday. (My rough calculation gives a hemisphere bowl 20 yards in diameter and 3 times the height of the goal post crossbars.) And guacamole is just one of many dips that will be shared around the TV…”