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Do you think clean gum is the wave of the future? Chewing gum is pretty much synonymous with all things sticky, tacky and gummy. But now scientists have developed a nonstick version that removes easily from pavement, hair, shoes and clothes. The chewed bits also degrade naturally in water and could significantly reduce the amount of gum pollution gunking up sidewalks and parking lots. `If you stick this chewing gum onto a sidewalk, within 24 hours the gum has disappeared,` said Roger Pettman, chairman and CEO of Revolymer, the London-based company formed to develop and market the gum. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/...

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kpurple Female, 13-17 Southern US Joined: 14 yrs, 9 mos ago 208 Posts	14 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Sunday 10/28/07 - 7:43:14 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message If the gum dissolves in water, wouldn't it just dissolve in your mouth therefore taking away the purpose of the gum?
mat Male, 30-39 Europe Joined: 18 yrs, 1 mos ago 11,038 Posts	14 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Sunday 10/28/07 - 7:49:34 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message On 10/28/2007 7:43:14 PM kpurple wrote: If the gum dissolves in water, wouldn't it just dissolve in your mouth therefore taking away the purpose of the gum? If you're chewing the same piece all day, yeah.
ang2pang Female, 30-39 Western US Joined: 19 yrs, 10 mos ago 53,227 Posts	14 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Sunday 10/28/07 - 7:49:55 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I'm sure it will be cool and new for about 1 week, then it will be sooooo over with :)
anthropology Female, 30-39 Southern US Joined: 15 yrs, 7 mos ago 7,409 Posts	14 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Sunday 10/28/07 - 8:12:31 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message But does it blow a good bubble?
LuckyGirl992 Female, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 18 yrs, 2 mos ago 1,236 Posts	14 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Sunday 10/28/07 - 8:26:14 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message What kpurple said. Even if you chew it for a short while, won't the consistency still be different?
pinkchik90 Female, 13-17 Eastern US Joined: 16 yrs, 11 mos ago 700 Posts	14 yrs ago, 6 mos ago - Sunday 11/4/07 - 2:39:07 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message On 10/28/2007 7:43:14 PM kpurple wrote: If the gum dissolves in water, wouldn't it just dissolve in your mouth therefore taking away the purpose of the gum? Exactly what I was thinking...
emitchell moderator Male, 30-39 Eastern US Joined: 20 yrs, 10 mos ago 22,751 Posts	13 yrs ago, 7 mos ago - Thursday 10/23/08 - 3:30:10 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I don't understand. I'm not a chemist, but I think if it dissolves so easily in water it'll probably dissolve pretty easily in your saliva while you're chewing it.
mightyrhinox Male, 18-29 Asia Joined: 17 yrs, 1 mos ago 12,146 Posts	13 yrs ago, 7 mos ago - Thursday 10/23/08 - 7:29:09 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message No, saliva has enzymes in it that can be made to react with the gum and prevent it dissolving.
lossof_life Female, 18-29 Midwest US Joined: 16 yrs, 5 mos ago 15,079 Posts	12 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Saturday 7/25/09 - 2:42:52 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message It should be. I'm so sick of seeing disgusting gum all over a sidewalk.
greenandblue Female, 18-29 Western US Joined: 18 yrs ago 61,770 Posts	12 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Saturday 7/25/09 - 2:51:41 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Gum on sidewalk will be the new kitsch of nostalgia in arts. Similarly to shoes on electric wires and white doggy poo on sidewalks.

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