You’d probably mind if your ice cream had lead in it. Microplastics will be the lead poisoning of the new century. They’re carcinogens and endocrine disruptors and we don’t even know the full extent of the effects they have.
Was watching a Steve Ramsey video on YouTube today and noticed he was chewing gum through parts of it. Made me think of this post again. You definitely don’t see a lot of YouTubers chewing gum!
People still chewing gum, but chewing gum is no longer a fashion trend. So they don’t purposely show to you that they are chewing gum.
I do chewing gum when at work, to help me stay focused. I don’t chewing gum while hanging out with friends to look cool, because it no longer a trend. Beside, it is not comfortable to speak while chewing gum.
I went to school with a girl who chewed gum everyday, she ended up in hospital with a stomach ulcer.
When you chew, your brain sends signals to your stomach to produce acid to break down the food that is incoming, but if you don’t actually consume food, the acid will just continually build until there’s a problem.
Basically just saying be careful, though I’m not sure if there is any warning signs you can watch for.
It makes me angry for some reason. Like, maybe there’s this primitive thing in me that says, “SWALLOW YOUR FOOD, APE!” but it’s not for swallowing. I know that, my brain don’t, so it say, “GET ANGRY, APE!”
I keep some sugar-free mint gum in my carry-on bag to chew during take-off and landing to help with ear pressure. But otherwise I’ve largely turned to Binaca or Listerine spray for breath freshening, which for me is the major purpose of gum.
My bjj instructor rolls with gum in his mouth lol. I don’t chew it because I have a pathological need to swallow it.
I missed the second ‘j’ at my initial glance at this comment, and changing this from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to “BJ instructor” makes the comment far more interesting.
I see people in this thread complaining about fake sugar and someone mentioned chewing gum with real sugar. I’m just wondering do they sell xylitol gum in America? I see no point in chewing gum if it’s not even healthy for teeth.
I see it pretty much all the time. You probably live somewhere where people are more likely to do stuff other than chewing gum, or, in the worst case scenario, somewhere where it’s literally illegal (ie Singapore).
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