"It's like putting your whole mouth right in the dip!"

With the SuperBowl on the horizon, people everywhere are rifling through the recipe banks in their heads, in search of the perfect appetizers to serve with the game. And of course, a dip of some sort is bound to be on the menu. Everything from a hot cheesy dip to guacamole will be gracing coffee tables worldwide on Sunday evening.

I can hear the crunch of chips now...

But are you going to double dip that chip? Many of us do and don't give it a second thought, but just what is transferred from chip to dip?

A study done by Clemson University has determined that an average of 10,000 bacteria are transferred from the eater's mouth to the remaining dip over three to six double dips. The amount depended on the type of dip; specifically, how thick it was.

The professor in charge of the study says, "The way I would put it is, before you have some dip at a party, look around and ask yourself, would I be willing to kiss everyone here? Because you don't know who might be double dipping, and those who do are sharing their saliva with you."

I don't know about you but ... well ... ewww.