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What happens if you swallow gum?

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Re: What happens if you swallow gum?

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Raise your hand if you read the topic wrong the first time.

I read "a gun" and was wondering if it's really that many people that would warrant writing an article about it.

I read it as "a gun" in hindsight. Head to reread because that didn't make sense.

Re: What happens if you swallow gum?

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Nothing, really. It's food-grade plastic and it will come out the other end. Now, what happens if you seal high-pressure hydraulic oil systems with it? Let's find out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1RYVSmuOmc

What if it's chicle, does it differ?

Re: What happens if you swallow gum?

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Try eating a chocolate while chewing bubble gum. The gum will soon dissolve / break into tiny threads/pieces. It might be rough experience and you may feel like spitting it out.

Happened to me by accident as a kid and I remember asking some cousins to do the same and they experienced the same thing. Unless gums are made differently, it should still work.

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Nothing, really. It's food-grade plastic and it will come out the other end. Now, what happens if you seal high-pressure hydraulic oil systems with it? Let's find out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1RYVSmuOmc

Why is the pressure gauge full of liquid? (Presumably water? but why / how?) Quite the talker there :) Edit: Got it Shog9, thanks!

Probably not water. Purpose is to dampen vibration, making the needle easier to read and possibly protecting the mechanism a bit. https://tameson.com/pages/liquid-filled-pressure-gauge

Re: What happens if you swallow gum?

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Try eating a chocolate while chewing bubble gum. The gum will soon dissolve / break into tiny threads/pieces. It might be rough experience and you may feel like spitting it out. Happened to me by accident as a kid and I remember asking some cousins to do the same and they experienced the same thing. Unless gums are made differently, it should still work.

Mixing peanut butter and gum.

As a matter of fact, it is a perfect solution for getting out gum stuck in your hair.

It just dissolves.

Another unexpected solvent I found was when I was a teenager working on a gasoline engine. Don't pour gasoline in a styrofoam cup. The gas went right through the cup, like it wasn't even there. Ate a hole anywhere it touched.

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Try eating a chocolate while chewing bubble gum. The gum will soon dissolve / break into tiny threads/pieces. It might be rough experience and you may feel like spitting it out. Happened to me by accident as a kid and I remember asking some cousins to do the same and they experienced the same thing. Unless gums are made differently, it should still work.

you can sorta-kinda do that with anything with a high fat content.

the fat interacts with the gum base and emulsifiers. the fat also coats the components in a way that reduces likelihood of re-amalgamation.

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