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everybody has had a time when your chewing gum and
there
is nowhere to get rid of it. I propose a chewing gum that
starts to disolve when it leaves your mouth.
BBC: Non-sticking chewing gum
http://news.bbc.co....uk_news/2884537.stm [jutta, Oct 04 2004]
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Rather than dissolving, I would suggest drying to a powder. Much more doable, I think. |
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when it leaves your mouth, I have changed the
description of my idea |
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this reminds me of the chewy beefy strips that I give my dogs to clean their teeth. they don't like the mint flavoured ones. |
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// I propose a chewing gum that starts to disolve when it leaves your mouth. // |
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How does it know to do that? |
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How about just swallowing it? It's undigestible, but it won't hurt you. Disolving gum would defeat the purpose. The reason you chew gum is because it doesn't disolve. |
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Whilst in the mouth the chewing gum is kept chewable
but when it meets with the atmosphere and
tarmac/concrete/hair it reacts with the chemicals in
their properties and begins to desolve. This would solve
the problem of chewing gum on the streets and also
getting stuck in clothes/hair/and cats? <{' o '}> |
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This is not an original idea |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2884537.stm |
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You can (or rather, should) use the link button above somewhere to enter that link. Not an original idea, indeed, but no one seems to know how to implement it. |
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use the link button. to your left <air stewardess impression> |
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fold your tray in the upright position so I can check if you've deposited any non-dissolvable gum <air stewardess impression> |
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In my experience, gum actually does eventually disintegrate if you chew it long enough, but maybe I just have strange body chemistry. |
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Photosensitive? A gum that breaks down when exposed to light. All the gum stuck to sidewalks downtown makes me wretch. This would not work for that gum stuck to the bottom of the desk, however. |
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cedar, light not reach the underside of your desk? |
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Well, maybe a little, but it's pretty dark under here. Methinks the gum would take a lot longer to break down. |
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Maybe if gum were made to be photosensitive, mandatory under-desk lamps could be installed... |
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