Should a noodle be allowed to escape its fate?

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(purely philosophical question here)

There are two kinds of situations. One is when you pour egg noodles or shells or whatever out of the box or bag, and a few fall on the counter. To my mind, they managed to escape and should be excluded from cooking (this time).

The other is after you've cooked noodles and you go to drain them. At that point there's usually one or two hanger-ons at the bottom of the pot. To my mind, they weren't smart enough to escape when they had the chance and hence should be taken into custody with the rest and eaten.