Friday, March 4, 2011

Bubble Gum


I absolutely love gum, especially bubble gum! There is nothing more enjoyable to me than chewing on huge piece of pink bubble gum, blowing a giant bubble, and the waiting for that bubble to explode all over my face! Gum has been all around the world for a long time, although, bubble gum was first discovered by accident in 1928. Walter Diemer was an accountant for Fleer Chewing Gum Company. In Walter's spare time like to do some experimenting of his own with gum. One day while experimenting with some recipes he formulated a gum that was not as stick as the gum at the time and was more flexible which made it perfect for making bubbles. When we think of gum we commonly think of bright pink blocks wrapped in paper. The reason Walter Diemer made his gum pink was because it was the only option that he had, and i guess it stuck. Walter began selling his new bubbley bubble gum and soon it became a hit. The first day that he took his gum out to sell in stores it sold out! Walter then quit his job as an accountant and opened his own bubble gum company "Double Bubble". Double Bubble was the only bubble gum company clear till World War II, till other companies picked up on this great idea. Today, there are so many different kinds, flavors, and colors of bubble gum to choose from!

5 comments:

  1. Really interesting story about something almost everyone can relate to. I think at one point or another we have all enjoyed some sugary pink gum and wondered where it came from and why it was pink.

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  2. I love accidents that turn into some of the greatest pleasures in life. Double bubble the original? Didn't know that!? My life is just a little bit better because of the accident of bubble gum, and a little bit better because of this post.

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  3. Double-Bubble... that's the stuff that has flavor for under 10 seconds and gives me jaw pain for over 10 minutes... Sorry to disagree, Dana. I do approve of substituting an addiction to gum for a smoking addiction, like some celebrity did that I can't remember the name of. So it's not all bad.

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  4. Whenever I chew a piece of bubble gum it always brings me back to the days when I would have bubble blowing competitions with my friends. It's cool that Double-Bubble was the first and continues to be one of the more popular bubble gum brands.

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  5. Bubble gum always reminds me of my fifth grade science fair experiment when I had to test which bubble gum blew the biggest bubbles...that was pretty enjoyable.

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