Most chewing gum is plastic and rubber. The pack calls it gum base.
Extra reads sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors, then under 2% of sweeteners, soy lecithin, BHT and color. Orbit and Trident read about the same. Gum base is the part you actually chew, and none of the 3 say what it is.
FDA rule for gum base names 46 things a company can use and still print those 2 words. Polyvinyl acetate is on it, and that's the polymer in white glue. So is polyethylene, the same family as a grocery bag, and butyl rubber, which is what inner tubes are made of. Then paraffin, petroleum wax, polyisobutylene, pine rosin esters to soften it, and lanolin, which is the grease out of sheep's wool. Pick any mix and the label reads gum base.
It's why gum doesn't dissolve no matter how long you chew. The sweetener and the flavor wear out in a few minutes and what's left in your mouth is the polymer, which is also why it stays on a sidewalk for years. Gum used to be chicle, a tree sap. Simply Gum and Glee still use it and say so on the pack.
Christa Pike is “conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care” nearly a week after her botched execution, her attorneys said https://t.co/yyB0N5JyD2
Zach Fox describing British food is killing me. He made a video about those people’s food in their restaurant and they probably don’t know that he dragged them
International athletics brand Hyrox has issued an apology after allowing an athlete to complete a race in Beijing despite “soiling herself” midway through the event https://t.co/mWaMjHRUWO
International athletics brand Hyrox has issued an apology after allowing an athlete to complete a race in Beijing despite “soiling herself” midway through the event https://t.co/mWaMjHRUWO
If u grew up watching Sesame Street in the 70s, 80s, or even early 90s, one of those memories for a lot of kids was hearing the “Down Down Baby” rhyme.
Sometimes the smallest moments from Sesame Street were the ones that stayed with us the longest… the songs, the street games,
They are never going to give you $9,000 to stay home with your kids. Just like you never got your DOGE check, tariff refund, cheaper groceries, $2 gas, a healthcare plan, or 600% off prescriptions.
At some point, being this gullible becomes a fucking choice.