Yahoo News British adults have a ‘clumsy moment’ twice a week, study claims
Britons endure 100 drinks spillages, food mishaps or trips every year, a study has revealed.
Researchers, who carried out a detailed study, found the average British adult has a clumsy moment around twice a week.
According to research, one quarter of the population have spilled a hot drink all over their desk at work, 40 per cent have left the house with toothpaste on their top and a third have had a yoghurt squirt on them after opening it.
Others admitted to regularly spilling drinks in the car, knocking over glasses of wine and falling up or down the stairs.
One respondent said their clumsiest moment was when they spilled a tray of six coffees all over their new white flooring.
Another admitted to dropping a curry ready-meal in the supermarket while other respondents faced food and drink spillages on a romantic date.
A spokesperson for Plenty, which commissioned the research to mark the launch of its Handy Towels, said: “Spillages are an everyday part of life.
“Often, they’re not our fault – sometimes a rogue child’s toy or pet can get underfoot at the exact wrong moment sending food and drink flying.
"There’s nothing worse than being caught out and not having a convenient product to help clean up.”
Other tales of spillage misfortunes included one woman who came home to enjoy fish and chips and accidentally shook a bottle full of ketchup on to herself and the sofa.
The study also found four in 10 Britons were happy to admit they are not to be trusted when carrying food or drinks, as they are likely to spill them.
A fifth of the population have taken a packed lunch to work, only to find it had leaked all over their bag in transit and they did not have anything to hand to quickly clear it up.
For 63 per cent of those polled, spills were most likely to happen when they were in a rush.
The average adult estimated their clumsiness costs them a total of around £2,000 in wasted meals and dropped drinks over their lifetime.
The research, carried out via OnePoll.com, also found people were most likely to spill something in the living room, followed by the dinner table and then at the workplace.
SWNS
