I’ve seen a kid at the supermarket pop the top off of one of these bad boys and down its full contents, crunching through the mass of gum’s solid outer layer audible from half an aisle’s length away. Not a safe solution with kids around.
I didn’t mean it like that, but the mental image sent chills down my spine. No, this sort of gum usually has a crunchy outer coating like an m&m, which I heard.
Shit, I don’t think I could fit one of these things in my mouth. The sort of snake child that could do so terrifies me.
Most people don't realize today's chewing gum IS plastic. You can buy chicle gum tho, which is made from tree sap, hopefully people get wind of it and it catches on. The heart disease just caused by chewing gum is insane to think about, but people have no idea.
The article above mentions natural chewing gums and indicates that they release a comparable plastic load to synthetics. I’m altogether too sleepy to parse the source document, though
Same way my grandad quit smoking. Dad used to slip horse hairs into some of his cigarettes so when he'd go to take a drag he could never be sure if he was going to end up with a throat full of horse hair or if he picked a lucky one. Scared him straight, he never smoked again.
I'm not sure this works because you don't chew nicotine gum like regular gum. I think you release the nicotine by chewing, so you munch on it a few times and then let it sit for a while.
I tried them but I couldn't make them work. This start-stop chewing drove me nuts, and whenever I didn't pay attention, I chewed on it too much and got woozy. I ended up going cold turkey with a shitton of regular gum.
Wait what? Really? I didn't know they worked that way. I ended up biting tiny pieces off and chewing them (often together with a normal gum) because I couldn't handle their strength.
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Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 56 pts · 221d
I’ve seen a kid at the supermarket pop the top off of one of these bad boys and down its full contents, crunching through the mass of gum’s solid outer layer audible from half an aisle’s length away. Not a safe solution with kids around.
otacon239@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 221d
😋 delicious microplastics
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 221d
I didn’t mean it like that, but the mental image sent chills down my spine. No, this sort of gum usually has a crunchy outer coating like an m&m, which I heard.
Shit, I don’t think I could fit one of these things in my mouth. The sort of snake child that could do so terrifies me.
otacon239@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 221d
I was more referring to this:
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/chewing-gum-microplastics-saliva-study
Micromot@piefed.social · 12 pts · 220d
https://web.archive.org/web/20250724130826/https://www.healthline.com/health-news/chewing-gum-microplastics-saliva-study
Healthline has illegal practices(for EU) on their cookie Banner by blocking access to people who deny all
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 221d
Oh. That really sucks. :(
BanMe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 220d
Most people don't realize today's chewing gum IS plastic. You can buy chicle gum tho, which is made from tree sap, hopefully people get wind of it and it catches on. The heart disease just caused by chewing gum is insane to think about, but people have no idea.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 220d
The article above mentions natural chewing gums and indicates that they release a comparable plastic load to synthetics. I’m altogether too sleepy to parse the source document, though
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 21 pts · 221d
i_am_hiding@aussie.zone · 41 pts · 220d
Same way my grandad quit smoking. Dad used to slip horse hairs into some of his cigarettes so when he'd go to take a drag he could never be sure if he was going to end up with a throat full of horse hair or if he picked a lucky one. Scared him straight, he never smoked again.
QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 220d
Wtf
ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website · 14 pts · 220d
Personal problems require personal solutions.
i_am_hiding@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 219d
Beats dying of lung cancer
JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org · 12 pts · 219d
Supplanting a smoking addiction with a low-stakes gambling habit, very clever.
Johnnyvibrant@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 221d
TBF Its a good idea
ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 221d
Idk, seems like a variable reinforcement schedule to me. They are typically more effective at building lasting behaviors.
I think this would just get you addicted to gum while tapering you off nicotine (assuming you decrease the number ofnicotine gum pieces).
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 220d
Isn't gum better tho? I'd still see it as a win
ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 220d
Oh yeah for sure. Just make sure it isn't sorbitol or you'd spend the same time on the toilet that cigarettes would shorten your life by
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 220d
*Make sure it's sorbitol so you can make more shitposts
vaionko@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 219d
I actually knew a guy who stopped smoking with nicotine gums and indeed got addicted to gums
Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com · 6 pts · 221d
TaterTot@piefed.social · 6 pts · 221d
Seems like you just did
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 221d
Someone teach this man about the various polya urn models
sober_monk@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 220d
I'm not sure this works because you don't chew nicotine gum like regular gum. I think you release the nicotine by chewing, so you munch on it a few times and then let it sit for a while.
I tried them but I couldn't make them work. This start-stop chewing drove me nuts, and whenever I didn't pay attention, I chewed on it too much and got woozy. I ended up going cold turkey with a shitton of regular gum.
RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 219d
Once the gum is in the hand, you know what it is gonna be
volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 219d
Wait what? Really? I didn't know they worked that way. I ended up biting tiny pieces off and chewing them (often together with a normal gum) because I couldn't handle their strength.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 220d