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By Charlotte Pritchard
BBC News
The old adage has it that we're never more than six feet away from a rat - but how was this worked out, and is it true?
It's a saying that seems almost deliberately contrived to get a reaction, but isn't exactly clear where the adage comes from.
It may derive from the former Ministry of Agriculture, suggests rodent expert Prof Rob Smith from the University of Huddersfield. They circulated many public health announcements to promote hygiene in homes.
It is also associated with another commonly quoted statistic, that the population of rats outnumbers the population of humans.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20716625
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)My desk at work is up against a Rebublican's.
Siwsan
(26,307 posts)GreenPartyVoter
(72,382 posts)petronius
(26,606 posts)I don't buy that there's a rat within 6' - if there was, the cat wouldn't be sleeping...
(No difficulty at all believing there's one within 50 m however.)
mainer
(12,031 posts)I have a feeling I'm surrounded by them right now.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)Probably.
Trailrider1951
(3,415 posts)given the number of republicans in this county.........